Taubman Centers Inc.
Annual Report 2017

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TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Starfield Hanam, Greater Seoul, South Korea QUALITY DESTINATIONS The Taubman Centers portfolio of dominant shopping destinations in major markets across the United States is the most productive in the publicly traded mall sector. It’s been that way every year since the company’s initial public offering in 1992. Beverly Center, pictured below, serves an affluent primary trade area of 3.9 million people in the Los Angeles market. 3.9 million The iconic Beverly Center in Los Angeles is in the final phase of a major redevelopment, which will be completed ahead of this year’s Holiday shopping season. The new Grand Court (above) is a key design element. page 1 QUALITY RETAILERS Taubman retail properties, featuring the most attractive point-of-difference merchants, restaurants and recreational opportunities, are merchandised to complement the needs and lifestyles of the affluent markets they serve. In 2017, CityOn.Xi’an, pictured below, celebrated its first-year anniversary 100 percent leased and occupied. 100% page 2 Taubman Centers, Inc. CityOn.Xi’an is one of three Taubman Asia investments in China and South Korea. page 3 QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS Taubman centers are designed to maximize the unique advantages of brick and mortar retail, presenting compelling shopping, dining and entertainment offerings in comfortable, convenient, inviting environments. We’ve developed, expanded or renovated over 80 percent of our portfolio since 2008. 80% page 4 Taubman Centers, Inc. The Grand Lanai at International Market Place in Hawaii, which opened in August 2016, features eight chef-driven restaurants and serves as an additional anchor to the center. page 5 COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN (%) This graph sets forth the cumulative total returns on a $100 investment in each of our Common Stock, S&P 400 MidCap Index, the FTSE NAREIT Equity Retail Index, the MSCI US REIT Index and the S&P 500 Index for the period December 31, 1992 through December 31, 2017 (assuming in all cases, reinvestment of dividends). Taubman Centers, Inc. S&P 400 MidCap Index FTSE NAREIT Equity Retail Index MSCI US REIT Index S&P 500 Index 1992 QUALITY INVESTMENT Since December 31, 1992, investors holding Taubman Centers common shares through the end of 2017 earned a total return of 2,140 percent – a compounded annual return of 13.2%. 2,140% 2017 1,591% 1,199% 1,135% 908% 2,140% 2017 L E T T E R T O S H A R E H O L D E R S Last year, we completed our 25th year as a public company. This milestone offers plenty of opportunity to reflect on our history and look ahead to how we will continue to prosper in a challenging, dynamic retail environment. LANDMARK IPO opportunity to participate in the financial Our IPO was an important milestone for our benefits of owning income-producing real company and the REIT industry, as it intro- estate. In 1993, 46 equity REITs held initial duced the UPREIT (Umbrella Partnership public offerings (nearly every one an UPREIT), Real Estate Investment Trust). This novel which is more than the previous six years UPREIT structure allowed private owners of combined. In the retail real estate sector alone, real estate to contribute their property to the Tanger, General Growth, CBL, Simon and REIT’s operating partnership in exchange for Macerich joined us on the New York Stock partnership units, thereby deferring the tax Exchange within 16 months of our IPO. consequences of the disposition. The REIT structure offers smaller investors, not just institutions (such as insurance companies and pension funds) and wealthy individuals, an The next two and a half decades brought unprecedented growth, consolidation and value creation in the real estate industry. According to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), at First day of trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in November 1992 for Taubman Centers, Inc. (Pictured from page 6 Taubman Centers, Inc. left to right: former CFO Bernard Winograd, William Taubman, Robert Taubman, and former Vice Chairman Robert Larson) page 7 TENANT SALES PER SQUARE FOOT Tenant sales per square foot is one of the most important measures of the quality of retail assets. The higher the retailers’ sales, the higher the rents those retailers can pay, which translates to greater rewards to the landlord and its shareholders. Taubman Centers’ tenant sales per square foot are the highest in the U.S. publicly held regional mall industry. Over the last 10 years, the compounded annual growth of our tenant sales per square foot has been 4.8%, more than twice the 1.8% compounded annual growth of the Consumer Price Index. $810 2017 AVERAGE RENT PER SQUARE FOOT Our primary source of revenue is from leasing space in our shopping centers. The amount of rent tenants can pay for their space in a retail property is directly related to the level of sales they achieve. Consistent with the fact that sales per square foot in Taubman centers are the highest in the U.S. publicly held regional mall industry, our average rent per square foot is the highest as well. Over the last 10 years, the compounded annual growth rate of our average rent per square foot has been 3.8%. $61.66 2017 $533 2008 the end of 1992 there were 89 equity REITs $810 Our market capitalization has grown from in the United States representing a total $2.2 billion in 1992 to about $10.7 billion market capitalization of $11.2 billion. By on December 31, 2017. Much of this value the end of 2017, there were 181 equity creation has come from our successful track REITs representing an impressive market record of opening new developments in the capitalization of over one trillion dollars. U.S. Many of these properties are among the most productive centers in the nation, including such dominant destinations as International Plaza in Tampa, Florida; City Creek Center in Salt Lake City, Utah; The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota, Florida; Dolphin Mall in Miami, Florida; Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn CRE ATIN G VAL UE A ND REWARDI NG SHA REH OL DER S Since 1992, those holding Taubman common shares through the end of 2017 earned an absolute total return of 2,140 percent with dividend reinvestment. That represents a compounded annual return of 13.2 percent, placing us among the top-10 performing REITs over this period. We’ve never cut our dividend payout (even during the Great Recession) and we’ve increased it 21 out of the last 22 years. $44.15 2008 EVOLVING ALONG WITH RETAIL ERS AND SHOPPER S $61.66 • We directly manage every important aspect Retailing is an industry defined by change. Consumer tastes, styles and priorities are continually evolving along with societal trends, economic realities and technology. Since our founding in 1950, we’ve always believed that in this ever-changing environment, physical retail properties representing the highest quality locations, design, merchandise and customer experience would be the most resilient, and have the ability to stay relevant to both of our business; all key functions, including development, center management, acquisi- tions, and leasing are handled in-house by the people in our organization. • We operate with a retail focus, constantly striving to offer our customers an optimal mix of the freshest, most exciting retail concepts, while planning and managing our centers to maximize our tenants’ sales potential. retailers and consumers. • And we grow our business through the Hills, Michigan; and International Market In my 1992 letter to shareholders we Place in Honolulu, Hawaii. introduced our “business philosophy and strategy” to shareholders: • We concentrate only on the most productive segment of the shopping center industry: dominant super-regional, fashion-oriented centers in major markets. increasing productivity and strategic expansion of our existing centers, the highly selective development of new properties, and the acquisition of centers whose potential for productivity and profitability is consistent with the strength of our portfolio. page 8 Taubman Centers, Inc. page 9 The Taubman Centers portfolio has the highest concentration of popular Tesla stores among publicly held mall REITs. UNTUCKit is one of the many online retailers opening brick and mortar locations in Taubman malls. By following this strategy, we’ve created a debuted as a public company in 1992 with 19 selective regarding their physical real estate. portfolio of trophy-quality, market-dominant centers, and over the next 25 years developed We believe this transition is leading to greater assets producing industry-leading sales and 20 new properties, acquired 11 and sold or market share for the highest quality retail rent, as well as strong Net Operating Income exchanged 26. We’ve embraced change and assets including dominant properties like ours. CURATED EX PERIENCES We’ve added destination retailers and anchors to our centers, including such must-visit attractions as Sea Life Aquarium, Legoland, (NOI) growth. Sales per square foot for the have successfully responded to opportunities, Taubman Centers portfolio in 2017 increased while weathering competitive storms. to $810, besting all others in the publicly held mall sector, as we have every year for the past 25 years. Average rent per square foot also led our sector at $61.66 per square foot. RESPONDING TO
 AN EVOLVING LANDSCAPE Over the last quarter century, emerging retailing formats – including TV shopping Developing and operating the highest-quality networks, big box “category- killer” stores, assets also allows us to secure financing at and the proliferation of e-commerce – have very attractive rates with long-dated and laddered maturities. Our commitment to maintaining a strong balance sheet and had an impact on America’s shopping centers. Weaker assets will continue to struggle and many will fail. However, the strongest retailers disciplined asset allocation creates stability. will continue to generate great profitability in However, consistency and stability should not their best locations and value the unique ability be mistaken for inflexibility or inaction. We of their stores to intimately connect customers to their brands. They also recognize that by utilizing online platforms they can be more Anticipating this shift has led us to a number of RH Gallery, Round 1, Sports Monster and strategic decisions over the last several years. Aquafield. In the U.S. and Asia, our centers In late 2014, we took advantage of attractive asset values to sell our lowest productivity assets, which represented nearly one-third of the centers in our portfolio. We’ve continued to reinvest in the physical buildings and the merchandising of the assets in our portfolio, all with the goal of expanding and strength- ening the experiential element of our centers. True to this commitment, we’ve developed, expanded or renovated over 80 percent of our portfolio since 2008. provide compelling out-of-home activities that complement customers’ lifestyles. Attractive retail concepts new to the Taubman portfolio in 2017 include: Peloton, Sugarfina, Evereve, Intimissimi, Saje Natural Wellness, Casper, Shu Shop, Tempur-Pedic, The White Company, APM Monaco, Boll & Branch, and Amazon (just one of many “online” retailers, including Warby Parker, Microsoft, and Untuckit, that have opened brick and mortar locations in Taubman properties). It’s also not by accident page 10 Taubman Centers, Inc. page 11 Cal Mare, a new restaurant offering by award-winning chef Michael Mina, debuted in 2017 to rave reviews at Beverly Center. Starfield Hanam’s EATOPIA, offering 18 local artisan food concepts, is part of the center’s collection of over 70 dining options that differentiate this asset as a unique leisure and shopping destination in the Seoul, South Korea market. that our portfolio has the highest concentration Our partnership with renowned Chef Michael among our retail REIT peers of Tesla and Apple Mina to operate restaurants at International stores, both of which are in strong demand and Market Place and Beverly Center further highly selective in choosing new locations. underscores our commitment to make In 2017, we also made progress with major redevelopment projects in Nashville and Los compelling food offerings a differentiator in our centers. Angeles. Dillard’s opened a beautiful new We’ve enhanced dining options within 180,000 square foot store at The Mall at Dolphin Mall in Miami, Cherry Creek in Green Hills. We’re replacing the original Denver and Sunvalley outside San Francisco. store and adding 170,000 square feet of Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, features inline tenant space that will open in 2019. over 25 unique restaurants, including local The reimagination of Beverly Center is on favorites Hogshead and Rye. The center track to be completed by holiday 2018 with produces more than $100 million in restaurant distinctive dining as a key focal point of the sales annually. At International Market Place project. New restaurants include Cal Mare, in Hawaii we have 11 restaurants, eight of Angler, Eggslut, FARMHOUSE, Yardbird which are on a stunning Grand Lanai, which Southern Table & Bar, Easy’s and more. have proven to be highly popular with both tourists and locals (kama’aina). SUCCES S IN AS IA We’ve now invested in and completed three ground-up projects in Asia – two in China over 20-percent of which are dedicated to food – 21 table-service, sit-down restaurants and another 21 specialty food offerings. and one in South Korea. The center has been enthusiastically received On March 16, 2017, we held the grand opening of CityOn.Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou, a major finance, business and transportation hub in Central China, is home to 9.5 million residents, with tremendous population growth planned by the Chinese government. The approximately one million square foot shop- ping center opened 100-percent leased and by by retailers and shoppers, and we’re very happy with its performance to date. CityOn. Zhengzhou has already been named “China’s Most Prospective Commercial Real Estate Project,” and was honored with an ICSC Asia Pacific Shopping Center Award, receiving top honors in the Grand Opening, Expansion and Renovation category. mid-year was 100-percent occupied. Anchored Further west in Xi’an, China, sales and traffic by a four-level Wangfujing Department Store, at CityOn.Xi’an continued to build as the the center features nearly 200 mall tenants, center entered its second year of operations in 2017. The mall, which also is 100-percent occupied, is part of a six million square foot page 12 Taubman Centers, Inc. page 13 QUALITY EFFORT The impact of Hurricane Maria on The Mall of San Juan would have been worse without the efforts of members of the center’s security team, who remained on site, actively managing conditions during the devastating storm. Thanks to our team’s outstanding efforts. The center reopened for business just 29 days after the storm. Over the Holiday season, our team at The Mall of San Juan partnered with several brands, including Sony Music, to aid communities impacted by Hurricane Maria by delivering food, necessities and music to their front doors. mixed-use development that is nearing There are probably fewer than 20 malls in damage. Due to the extraordinary efforts by completion. Other components include a America that attract that many shoppers and our team, The Mall of San Juan reopened just 250-room Holiday Inn, which opened in generate annual sales over $700 million. 29 days after the storm. The center’s anchors, March, and a 5-star Intercontinental hotel Incorporating entertainment, food, sporting Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom, were the with 350 rooms on schedule to open in the and leisure activities, as well as an unparalleled hardest hit. Nordstrom plans to open in the fourth quarter of 2018. Both hotels connect mix of world class tenants, the center is a fall and Saks has begun their remediation. It directly to the center, as does the project’s global prototype of what the next generation will take time for The Mall of San Juan to office building, home to 30 companies and of dominant malls will be. 2,000 employees. In South Korea, just outside Seoul, Starfield A YEAR OF
 NATURAL CHALLENGES Hanam celebrated its first anniversary in 2017. In September, Hurricane Maria pounded Fully occupied with nearly 300 tenants, the Puerto Rico and The Mall of San Juan with center generated well over $700 million in sales and welcomed more than 24 million category 4 sustained winds of 155 miles per hour and gusts up to 200. We are thankful visitors during its first 12 months of operations. that all our staff and families, while not without hardships, were safe. Our center sustained substantial exterior and interior recover along with the island’s economy and critical tourist industry. As part of a year-long community service program, the center has made donations to Unidos Por Puerto Rico, Cruz Roja Americana, ConPRmetidos, The Salvation Army and the Para la Naturaleza Community Fund. 29 days STR ENGTHENING G OVE RNA NCE AND SUSTAINABIL ITY We continue to make substantial enhance- ments to our corporate governance, including our Board of Directors. In 2017, following direct engagement with many of the com- pany’s shareholders, the Board appointed Mayree C. Clark and Michael J. Embler to fill the positions of retiring Board members Graham T. Allison and Peter Karmanos, Jr. On January 16, 2018, Ms. Clark and Mr. Embler assumed the remainder of Mr. Allison’s and Mr. Karmanos’ terms, which expire at the company’s 2018 Annual Meeting. page 14 Taubman Centers, Inc. page 15 QUALITY PEOPLE The excellence of Taubman Centers’ coveted retail properties is created and sustained by the company’s talented people focused on the core competencies of development, leasing, operations, marketing and finance. 1 team Mayree Clark is an experienced investment Mike Embler is a seasoned investment Mayree C. Clark Director, Taubman Centers, Inc. Board of Directors Michael J. Embler Director, Taubman Centers, Inc. Board of Directors and Peter, who joined us in 2000, for their Sustainability was not a widely discussed professional with strong financial acumen. She executive with extensive public company board years of insight, leadership and dedicated concept in 1992. But protecting the environ- has held a number of leadership positions in experience. He has significant fiduciary expe- service to Taubman Centers. They will ment, supporting communities and operating asset management, mergers and acquisitions, rience, having served as the Chief Investment be missed. corporate finance, debt capital markets, real Officer of Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC, an estate and other areas relevant to Taubman’s asset management subsidiary of Franklin business and operations. Ms. Clark has served Resources, Inc. Prior to Franklin, he held as managing partner of Eachwin Capital, LP, numerous positions of increasing responsibility an investment management firm, since its culminating as managing director and co-head founding in 2010. Prior to founding Eachwin of a proprietary trading division at Nomura Capital, she was a partner with AEA Holdings Holdings America, Inc. During the year we also announced Board declassification bylaw amendments, which transition the company to annual elections for directors beginning with the 2018 class of directors. Later classes will also stand for one-year terms at subsequent annual meetings. The Board will be fully declassified We welcome Mayree and Mike, who add a by the 2020 Annual Meeting when the wealth of investment and investor stewardship directors in the 2017 director class complete experience to the Board. We also thank their elected terms. Graham, who was on the Board since 1996, and a senior advisor to its real estate affiliate, Aetos Capital Asia. Previously, Ms. Clark held numerous positions at Morgan Stanley for more than 20 years, including head of real estate capital markets, global director of research, and chairman of Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI). our properties with a long-term view have always been central to the way we do business. I want to congratulate our team for earning a Green Star recognition and a Five Star ranking in the latest Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. GRESB is the most respected measure of sustainability performance for real estate portfolios worldwide. SUSTAINABIL ITY REPORT LINK http://investors.taubman.com/sustainability/ default.aspx page 16 Taubman Centers, Inc. page 17 ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS (AFFO) PER SHARE ($) Over the last 10 years, the company’s Adjusted Funds from Operations per share has grown over 20%, a compounded annual growth rate of 2.1%. This consistent, steady growth in earnings has allowed Taubman Centers to regularly reward shareholders with a growing dividend. (1) See Notes and Reconciliation page at the end of this report for a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted Funds from Operations. $3.70 2017 DIVIDENDS PER SHARE ($) Taubman Centers has regularly rewarded shareholders with a growing dividend. Over the last 10 years, dividends per share have grown over 50%. In March 2018 we increased our regular quarterly dividend by 4.8%. We have increased our dividend 21 times in the last 22 years and have never lowered it. (1) Excludes special dividend of $0.1834 per share paid in December 2010. (2) Excludes special dividend of $4.75 per share paid in December 2014. $3.70 $2.50 2017 4.7%CAGR $3.08 2008 $1.66 2008 TOTAL PORTFOLIO NET OPERATING INCOME (NOI) ($) Net Operating Income (NOI) is the income generated by our operating properties. Rents are the largest component of a center’s NOI. Over the last 10 years our Total Portfolio NOI has grown over 30%, a compounded annual growth rate of 3.1%. $777M 2017 $590M 2008 ENDING OCCUPANCY* (%) The world’s best retailers want to do business in the highest quality centers. Our current ending occupancy percentage reflects strong tenant demand to operate in our centers, while providing investors an indication of future cash flows. We have created an attractive environment for out tenants to thrive, as evidenced by this key metric. *Beginning in 2014, ending occupancy statistics were updated to include temporary in-line tenants to be consistent with our peer reporting group. Values prior to 2014 have not been restated. 90.5% 2008 $777M 94.8% 2017 94.8% page 19 Robert S. Taubman Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer WEL L P OSITI O NED
 FOR T HE NE XT 25 YEA RS By any measure, the last 25 years have brought growth, challenges and dramatic change to America’s retailing and real estate industries. Through good cycles and bad, we’ve remained focused on creating value for our shareholders through the operation and development of dominant retail properties. Looking ahead, we believe we’re well positioned to thrive as market forces make our unique assets even more productive and coveted. As we strive to make the most of these opportunities, I want to thank my Taubman associates for their dedication, our Board for its commitment and stewardship, and our shareholders for their continuing support and trust. Sincerely, Robert S. Taubman Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer page 18 Taubman Centers, Inc. PORTFOLIO OF ASSETS OWNED PROPERTIES 1 Beverly Center Los Angeles, California 2 Cherry Creek Shopping Center Denver, Colorado 3 CityOn.Xi’an Xi’an, China 4 CityOn.Zhengzhou Zhengzhou, China 5 City Creek Center Salt Lake City, Utah 6 Country Club Plaza Kansas City, Missouri 7 Dolphin Mall Miami, Florida 8 Fair Oaks Mall Fairfax, Virginia 9 The Gardens on El Paseo Palm Desert, California 17 Stamford Town Center Stamford, Connecticut 10 Great Lakes Crossing Outlets Auburn Hills, Michigan 18 Starfield Hanam Hanam, South Korea 11 The Mall at Green Hills Nashville, Tennessee 12 International Market Place Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii 13 International Plaza Tampa, Florida 14 The Mall at Millenia Orlando, Florida 15 The Mall of San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico 16 The Mall at Short Hills Short Hills, New Jersey 19 Sunvalley Shopping Center Concord, California 20 Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield Chesterfield, Missouri 21 Twelve Oaks Mall Novi, Michigan 22 The Mall at University Town Center Sarasota, Florida 23 Waterside Shops Naples, Florida 24 Westfarms West Hartford, Connecticut MANAGED/LEASED CENTERS – NO OWNERSHIP 25 The Boulevard at Studio City Macau, China 26 Miami Worldcenter Miami, Florida 27 The Shops at Belmond Charleston Place Charleston, South Carolina USA PROPERTIES ASIA PROPERTIES 19 5 2 6 20 1 9 12 10 21 11 24 17 16 8 27 14 13 22 23 7 26 CHINA 3 4 18 SOUTH KOREA 15 MACAU 25 page 20 Taubman Centers, Inc. page 21 FORM 10-K 2017 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC 10-K Round 1 Entertainment is a new Japanese entertainment concept offering bowling, exclusive arcade games, karaoke, billiards, and darts as well as a complete food and beverage menu. This is one of the many must-visit attractions at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, MI. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Form 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _______________ to _______________ Commission File No. 1-11530 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Michigan (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 6.5% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, No Par Value 6.25% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, No Par Value 38-2033632 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 48304-2324 (Zip code) (248) 258-6800 Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10- K. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large Accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company Non-Accelerated Filer Emerging Growth Company Accelerated Filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No The aggregate market value of the 58,850,765 shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2017 was $3.5 billion, based upon the closing price of $59.55 per share on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape on June 30, 2017. (For this computation, the registrant has excluded the market value of all shares of its Common Stock held by directors of the registrant and certain other shareholders; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an "affiliate" of the registrant.) As of February 26, 2018, there were outstanding 60,909,479 shares of Common Stock. Portions of the proxy statement for the annual shareholders meeting to be held in 2018 are incorporated by reference into Part III. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. CONTENTS Item 1. Business Item 1A. Risk Factors Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments Item 2. Properties Item 3. Legal Proceedings Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures PART I PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Item 6. Selected Financial Data Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Item 9B. Other Information PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance Item 11. Executive Compensation Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules PART IV 2 12 26 26 31 31 32 35 37 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 70 71 71 72 1 Item 1. BUSINESS. PART I The following discussion of our business contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward- looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events and performance. We caution that although forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs and reasonable judgment based upon current information, these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including those risks, uncertainties, and factors detailed from time to time in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in particular those set forth under "Risk Factors" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The forward- looking statements included in this report are made as of the date hereof or the date specified herein. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. The Company Taubman Centers, Inc. (TCO or the Company) is a Michigan corporation (incorporated in 1973) that operates as a self- administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (the Operating Partnership or TRG) is a majority-owned partnership subsidiary of TCO that owns direct or indirect interests in all of our real estate properties. In this report, the terms "we", "us", and "our" refer to TCO, the Operating Partnership, and/or the Operating Partnership's subsidiaries as the context may require. We own, lease, acquire, dispose of, develop, expand, and manage shopping centers and interests therein. Our owned portfolio of operating centers as of December 31, 2017 consisted of 24 urban and suburban shopping centers operating in 11 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and China. The Consolidated Businesses consist of shopping centers and entities that are controlled by ownership or contractual agreements, The Taubman Company LLC (Manager), and Taubman Properties Asia LLC and its subsidiaries (Taubman Asia). Shopping centers owned through joint ventures that are not controlled by us but over which we have significant influence (Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) are accounted for under the equity method. See "Item 2. Properties" for information regarding the centers. Taubman Asia, which is the platform for our operations in China and South Korea, as well as any developments in Asia, is headquartered in Hong Kong. We operate as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). In order to satisfy the provisions of the Code applicable to REITs, we must distribute to our shareowners at least 90% of our REIT taxable income prior to net capital gains and meet certain other requirements. The Operating Partnership's partnership agreement provides that the Operating Partnership will distribute, at a minimum, sufficient amounts to its partners such that our pro rata share will enable us to pay shareowner dividends (including capital gains dividends that may be required upon the Operating Partnership's sale of an asset) that will satisfy the REIT provisions of the Code. The U.S. Congress recently passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that made significant changes to both corporate and individual tax rates and the resulting calculation of taxes, as well as international tax rules for U.S. domestic corporations. As a REIT, this legislation should minimally change the taxes we pay. However, it could impact the way in which our dividends are taxed on the holders of our stock. We have one reportable segment, which owns, develops, and manages shopping centers. We have aggregated our shopping centers into this one reportable segment, as the shopping centers share similar economic characteristics and other similarities. See "Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" to our consolidated financial statements for more information. Recent Developments For a discussion of business developments that occurred in 2017, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A)." 2 Business of the Company We are engaged in the ownership, leasing, acquisition, disposition, development, expansion, and management of shopping centers and interests therein. We owned interests in 24 operating centers as of December 31, 2017. In the following discussion, the term "GLA" refers to gross retail space, including anchors and mall tenant areas, and the term "Mall GLA" refers to gross retail space, excluding anchors. The term "anchor" refers to a department store or other large retail store. The term "mall tenants" refers to stores (other than anchors) that lease space in shopping centers, including temporary tenants and specialty retailers. As of December 31, 2017, the centers: • • • • • • are strategically located in major metropolitan areas, many in communities that are among the most affluent in the U.S. or Asia, including Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, New York City, Orlando, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Juan, Sarasota, St. Louis, Tampa, Washington, D.C., Hanam (South Korea), Xi'an (China), and Zhengzhou (China); range in size between 236,000 and 1.7 million square feet of GLA and between 186,000 and 1.0 million square feet of Mall GLA, with an average of 1.0 million and 0.5 million square feet, respectively. The smallest center has approximately 60 stores, and the largest has over 275 stores with an average of 150 stores per shopping center. have approximately 3,300 stores operated by their mall tenants under approximately 1,700 trade names; have 57 anchors, operating under 17 trade names; lease approximately 90% of Mall GLA to national chains (U.S. centers only), including subsidiaries or divisions of Forever 21 (Forever 21 and XXI Forever), The Gap (Gap, Gap Kids, Baby Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, and others), H&M, and Limited Brands (Bath & Body Works/White Barn Candle, Pink, Victoria's Secret, and others); and are among the highest quality centers in the U.S. public regional mall industry as measured by our high portfolio average of mall tenants' sales per square foot. In 2017, our mall tenants at comparable centers reported average sales per square foot of $810. The most important factor affecting the revenues generated by the centers is leasing to mall tenants (including temporary tenants and specialty retailers), which represents approximately 90% of revenues. Anchors account for less than 10% of revenues because many own their stores and, in general, those that lease their stores do so at rates substantially lower than those in effect for mall tenants. Our portfolio is concentrated in highly productive shopping centers. Of our 24 owned centers, 21 have annualized rent rolls at December 31, 2017 of over $10 million. We believe that this level of productivity is indicative of the centers' strong competitive positions and is, in significant part, attributable to our business strategy and philosophy. We believe that our high-quality shopping centers are the least susceptible to direct competition because (among other reasons) anchors and specialty retail stores do not find it economically attractive to open additional stores in the immediate vicinity of an existing location for fear of competing with themselves. We also believe that our centers' success can be attributed in part to their other characteristics, such as being well- designed with effective layouts, natural light, good physical condition, strong retail programming, state-of-the-art technology infrastructure, and other amenities. Many of our shopping centers are also strategically located in high-quality markets, with convenient access to customers, including significant tourist traffic. 3 Business Strategy and Philosophy We believe that the shopping center business is not simply a real estate development business, but rather an operating business in which a retailing approach to the ongoing management and leasing of the centers is essential. Thus we: • • • • • offer retailers a location where they can maximize their profitability. We believe leading retailers and emerging concepts choose to showcase their brand in the best markets and highest quality assets; offer a large, diverse selection of retail stores and dining in each center to give customers a broad selection of consumer goods, food, and entertainment and a variety of price ranges; endeavor to increase overall mall tenants' sales by leasing space to a constantly changing mix of tenants, thereby increasing rents over time; seek to anticipate trends in our industry and emphasize ongoing introductions of new concepts into our centers. Due in part to this strategy, a number of successful retail trade names have opened their first mall stores in our centers. In addition, we have brought to the centers "new to the market" retailers and other retailers that previously served customers through online presences. We believe that the execution of this leasing strategy is an important element in building and maintaining customer loyalty and increasing mall productivity; and provide innovative initiatives, including those that utilize technology and the Internet, to increase revenues, enhance the shopping experience, personalize our relationship with shoppers, build customer loyalty, and increase mall tenant sales, with the following as examples: • we are continuing to invest in other synergistic digital capabilities and are a developer of the "Smart Mall" concept. Of the 24 shopping centers in our portfolio, 20 are considered to be "Smart Malls." This technology includes a new fiber optic network throughout the centers, free shopper Wi-Fi, navigation and directory technology, advanced energy management, high-speed networking options for our tenants, new digital, mobile shopper engagement, and advanced shopper analytics., • our Taubman website program connects shoppers to each of our individual center brands through the Internet; • we have a robust email program reaching our most loyal customers weekly and our social media sites offer retailers and customers an immediate geo-targeted communication vehicle; • we have pioneered an indoor navigation technology that has the potential to significantly change a shopper's experience and connect them to retailers in new ways. Since its pilot in 2014, we have rolled out the indoor navigation technology at 15 shopping centers in our portfolio; • we have begun installing "smart parking" systems at some of our shopping centers, providing customers real- time information about parking availability, most convenient spots, and directions to their parked cars; and • we were one of the first mall companies to implement a third-party loyalty program that directly and automatically connects shopper credit card activity within the shopping center to rewards earned in order to drive repeat shopper visits. Our leasing strategy involves assembling a diverse and unique mix of mall tenants in each of the centers in order to attract customers, thereby generating higher sales by mall tenants. High sales by mall tenants make the centers attractive to prospective renewal and new tenants, thereby increasing the rental rates that current and prospective tenants are willing to pay. We have implemented an active leasing strategy to increase the centers' productivity and to set minimum rents at higher levels. Elements of this strategy include renegotiating existing leases and leasing space to prospective tenants that would enhance a center's retail mix. The shopping centers compete for retail consumer spending through diverse, in-depth presentations of predominantly fashion merchandise in an environment intended to facilitate customer shopping. Many of our centers include stores that target high-end customers, and such stores may also attract other retailers to come to the center. Each center is always individually merchandised in light of the demographics of its potential customers within convenient driving distance. When necessary, we consider rebranding existing shopping centers in order to maximize customer loyalty, maintain and increase mall tenant sales, and achieve greater profitability. 4 Recent Trends in Retail The U.S. shopping center industry is currently facing a number of challenges. Across the industry, department store sales have weakened and store closures have increased, with mature mall tenants and anchors rationalizing square footage. Mall tenant sales have been in an extended period of flattened growth. While there has been some stabilization of the retail landscape recently, the current retail headwinds have the potential to be prolonged and ultimately may still result in lost rent and increased unscheduled terminations. The impact of e-commerce on shopping center retail has been steadily increasing. There have been secular changes in shopper behavior affecting how, where, and what consumers shop for. Technology has intervened in the direct relationship between shoppers and the mall by enabling them to research, compare, and purchase products online easily, challenging our unique position as the main shopping portal within a trade area. While challenging traditional retail in the shorter-term, e-commerce is also making high quality brick-and-mortar assets more valuable, as retailers focus their real estate investments on the strongest assets. Successful retailers understand that a combination of both physical and digital channels best meet their customer needs. Physical locations are an important distribution channel that reduce order fulfillment and customer acquisition costs, while improving website traffic and brand recognition. Physical locations also allow for tenants to most successfully express their full brand statement, creating emotional connections to customers. We strive to position our assets to be desirable platforms for omni-channel retailers, believing technology improves the customer experience and will continue to do so, from the front of the house, logistics, efficiency, pricing, customer acquisition, customer knowledge and service. Over time we believe high-quality mall portfolios such as ours will continue to gain market share of mall tenant sales and rents. We expect to achieve this because brick-and-mortar remains the heart of omni-channel retailing. Our high-quality portfolio of shopping centers complements retailers' strategies by positioning their brands among high-end, productive retailers in the best markets. We believe the current environment of consolidation of shopping centers will cause high-quality portfolios such as ours to become more valuable, solidifying our position in our current markets, and ultimately leading to greater market share. As an upscale, niche player in our industry, most of our assets have a unique value proposition in their respective markets - nearly 80% of our malls are number one or two in their markets. They remain critical brick-and-mortar locations for retail brands and important destinations for shoppers. This is a strength of our assets that represents a key advantage against our larger competitors in our industry. Apparel retailers, traditionally a dominant category for malls, have been facing particularly challenging times of late. While it is prudent to continuously adjust the use of space in order to broaden the mall experience, we believe that dramatic reallocation of in-line space to other tenants across the board for the sake of reducing exposure to apparel is neither economically sustainable nor strategically necessary. However, we expect that additional dining, entertainment, grocery, fitness, events and other new uses over time will encourage more shopping destination trips and strengthen our malls as social hubs in their communities. Throughout the industry, traditional department stores have been experiencing declining sales and market shares. As a result, some department stores have been pursuing strategies of consolidation and/or closure of under-performing locations. Given the overall quality of our real estate, however, many of our department stores have been performing comparatively well. As a result, we do not expect that we will have as many opportunities as others in our industry to reacquire and re-purpose anchor locations, with department stores often being reluctant to exit our malls. However, in the event of anchor closures, we generally expect re- purposing of anchors to add value strategically and be accretive financially. 5 Potential For Growth Our principal objective is to enhance shareowner value. We seek to maximize the financial results of our core assets, while also pursuing a growth strategy that includes redevelopment of existing centers as well as a new center development program. As our current development pipeline is now largely complete in the U.S., our emphasis will now be on strengthening and growing our core assets, in addition to stabilizing our newest projects and executing our redevelopments. We continue to invest for the future and are creating value in our centers that is intended to lead to sustained growth for our shareowners. Our internally generated funds and distributions from operating centers and other investing activities (including strategic dispositions), augmented by use of our existing revolving lines of credit and unsecured term loans, provide resources to maintain our current operations and assets, pay dividends, and fund a portion of our major capital investments. Generally, our need to access the capital markets is limited to refinancing debt obligations at or near maturity and, funding major capital investments. From time to time, we also may access the equity markets or sell interests in shopping centers to raise additional funds or refinance existing obligations on a strategic basis, including using excess proceeds therefrom. Internal Growth As noted in "Business Strategy and Philosophy" above in detail, our core business strategy is to maintain a portfolio of properties that deliver above-market profitable growth by providing targeted retailers with the best opportunity to do business in each market and targeted shoppers with the best local shopping experience for their needs. We continue to expect that over time a significant portion of our future growth will come from our existing core portfolio and business. We have always had and will continue to have a culture of intensively managing our assets and maximizing the rents from mall tenants as this is a key growth driver going forward. An element of our internal growth over time is the strategic expansion and redevelopment of existing properties to update and enhance their market positions by adding, replacing, re-tenanting, or otherwise re-merchandising the use of anchor space, increasing mall tenant space, or rebranding centers. Most of the centers have been designed to accommodate expansions. Expansion projects can be as significant as new shopping center construction in terms of scope and cost, requiring governmental and existing anchor store approvals, design and engineering activities, including rerouting utilities, providing additional parking areas or decking, acquiring additional land, and relocating anchors and mall tenants (all of which must take place with minimum disruption to existing tenants and customers). A comprehensive renovation is underway at Beverly Center and is scheduled to be completed by the 2018 holiday season. Additionally, we have an ongoing redevelopment project at The Mall at Green Hills that will add approximately 170,000 square feet of incremental GLA that we expect to be completed in 2019. We also look to monetize our common areas through robust specialty leasing and sponsorship programs. About 8% of our 2017 comparable center Net Operating Income (NOI) was generated from such programs. In the past five years, comparable center NOI from leasing and sponsorship programs has ranged from 8% to 11%. Examples found in our centers include destination holiday experiences, customer service programs, sponsored children's play areas, and turnkey attractions. In addition, we monetize our common areas through static and digital media that comes in a variety of formats. External Growth We pursue various areas of external growth, including traditional center development in the U.S., new opportunities in Asia, and acquisitions. We opened one new center in 2017 and three new centers in 2016: one in Hawaii, one in South Korea, and two in China. We continue to evaluate various development and acquisition possibilities for additional new centers. Development of New U.S. Centers We have developed 14 U.S. properties since 1998, or an average of about one every 18 months. Over the past three years, we have opened two new U.S. centers: • International Market Place opened in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii in August 2016. We have a 93.5% interest in the 0.3 million square foot center, which is subject to a participating ground lease. • The Mall of San Juan opened in San Juan, Puerto Rico in March 2015. We have a 95% ownership interest in the 0.6 million square foot center. 6 Given the over saturation of suburban retail in the U.S., almost no new supply of suburban malls is expected in the foreseeable future. Current trends suggest that any future new supply of malls will likely be limited and in the format of mixed-use or destination projects. We do expect expansions of high-quality malls will continue as lower quality centers atrophy. In the next five years, in addition to the redevelopment of Beverly Center and The Mall at Green Hills expansion, we will pro-actively pursue the re- purposing of anchors where appropriate. We do not anticipate significant new ground-up developments. While we will continue to evaluate potential future U.S. development projects using criteria, including financial criteria for rates of return, similar to those employed in the past, no assurances can be given that the adherence to these criteria will produce comparable or projected results in the future. In addition, the costs of shopping center development opportunities that are explored but ultimately abandoned will, to some extent, diminish the overall return on development projects taken as a whole. See "MD&A – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Capital Spending" for further discussion of our development activities. In 2015, we made a decision not to move forward with an enclosed mall that was intended to be part of the Miami Worldcenter mixed-use, urban development in Miami, Florida. As a result of this decision, an impairment charge of $11.8 million was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2015, which represents previously capitalized costs related to the pre-development of the enclosed mall plan. Miami Worldcenter's master developer, Miami Worldcenter Associates, is pursuing a high street retail plan as a part of their master development of the site. We have agreed with Miami Worldcenter Associates on terms for a co-leasing services agreement with The Forbes Company for the retail portion of the street level project, with an option to purchase the retail component at a favorable price once it opens. Asia We are pursuing a development strategy in Asia to: • • • provide additional growth through exposure to countries that have more rapidly growing gross domestic products (GDPs); utilize our expertise, including leasing/retailer relationships, design/development expertise, and operational/marketing skills; and take advantage of a generational opportunity, as the demand for high-quality retail is early to mid-cycle, there is significant deal flow, and it diversifies longer-term growth investment opportunities. Taubman Asia is responsible for our operations and development in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on China and South Korea. We have pursued a strategy of seeking strategic partners to jointly develop high quality malls in our areas of focus. Taubman Asia is engaged in projects that leverage our strong retail planning, design, and operational capabilities with our strategic partners being responsible for acquiring and entitling the land and leading construction. We currently have two joint ventures with Wangfujing Group Co., Ltd (Wangfujing), one of China's largest department store chains. The first joint venture owns an interest in and manages an approximately 1.0 million square foot shopping center, CityOn.Xi'an, which opened in April 2016 and is located at Xi'an Saigao City Plaza, a large-scale mixed-use development in Xi'an, China. We have an effective 50% ownership interest in the center. The second joint venture with Wangfujing owns an interest in and manages an approximately 1.0 million square foot shopping center, CityOn.Zhengzhou, which opened in March 2017 and is located in Zhengzhou, China. We beneficially own a 49% interest in the center. We also have a joint venture with Shinsegae Group, one of South Korea's largest retailers, that owns and manages an approximately 1.7 million square foot shopping center, Starfield Hanam, in Hanam, South Korea. The center opened in September 2016. We have partnered with a major institution in Asia for a 49% ownership interest in Starfield Hanam. The institutional partner owns 14.7% of the center, bringing our effective ownership to 34.3%. As part of our Asia strategy, we look to mitigate our operating costs through third-party service contracts when possible. We previously provided leasing and management services for IFC Mall in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, although these services ended in 2017 in connection with a change in ownership of the mall. We also currently provide leasing and management services for the retail portion of Studio City, a cinematically-themed integrated entertainment, retail and gaming resort developed by Melco Crown Entertainment Limited in the Cotai region of Macau, China. 7 We envision that the Asia business will be a smaller but complementary and important part of the overall business. We have built three high-quality shopping centers and a fully integrated development and management platform with strategic, local partners. Our goal is to create a platform that finances itself by bringing in new capital partners, and potentially adding additional operating partners where appropriate, to create a less capital-intensive business that can grow the asset base with improved returns on equity. We also attempt to manage risks and financial returns for our Asia developments through actively managing and limiting pre- construction costs, ensuring there is adequate anchor and tenant interest in the project prior to construction, and pursuing initial projects that are already fully entitled with partners having appropriate expertise in land acquisition and local regulatory issues. Developments in China and South Korea are subject to income taxes and taxes upon repatriation of earnings that also must be planned for and managed. See "MD&A - Results of Operations - Taubman Asia" for further details regarding our activities in Asia. Strategic Acquisitions We expect attractive opportunities to acquire existing centers, or interests in existing centers, from other companies may be scarce and expensive. However, we continue to look for assets in both the U.S. and Asia where we can add significant value or that would be strategic to the rest of our portfolio. Our objective is to acquire existing centers only when they are compatible with the quality of our portfolio, or can be redeveloped to that level. We also may acquire additional interests in centers currently in our portfolio. In March 2016, a joint venture we formed with The Macerich Company acquired Country Club Plaza, a mixed-use retail and office property in Kansas City, Missouri, from Highwood Properties for $660 million ($330 million at TRG’s beneficial share) in cash, excluding transaction costs. This purchase is consistent with our strategy to own high quality, dominant assets in great markets. See "MD&A - Results of Operations - Acquisition - Country Club Plaza" for additional information regarding the acquisition. Rental Rates As leases have expired in the centers, we have generally been able to rent the available space, either to the existing tenant or a new tenant, at rental rates that are higher than those of the expired leases. Generally, center revenues have increased as older leases rolled over or were terminated early and replaced with new leases negotiated at current rental rates that were usually higher than the average rates for existing leases. In periods of increasing sales, rents on new leases will generally tend to rise. In periods of slower growth or declining sales, rents on new leases will generally grow more slowly or will decline for the opposite reason, as tenants' expectations of future growth become less optimistic. Where appropriate, we are occasionally making decisions as we re- tenant space to use some shorter leases in order to maintain occupancy, merchandising, and preserve cash flow when possible. See "Risk Factors" for further information. The following table contains certain information regarding average mall tenant minimum rent per square foot of our Consolidated Businesses and Unconsolidated Joint Ventures at the comparable centers (centers that had been owned and open for the current and preceding year, excluding centers impacted by significant redevelopment activity, as well as The Mall of San Juan due to the impact of Hurricane Maria). Comparable center statistics for 2017 and 2016 exclude Beverly Center, CityOn.Xi'an, CityOn.Zhengzhou, Country Club Plaza, International Market Place, The Mall of San Juan, and Starfield Hanam. Average rent per square foot statistics reflect the contractual rental terms of the leases currently in effect and include the impact of rental concessions. Average rent per square foot: Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 $ 64.82 $ 63.83 $ 61.37 $ 59.48 $ 58.31 61.66 58.10 61.07 57.28 59.41 58.65 59.14 59.88 52.68 57.33 See "MD&A – Rental Rates and Occupancy" for information regarding opening and closing rents per square foot for our centers. 8 Lease Expirations The following table shows scheduled lease expirations for mall tenants based on information available as of December 31, 2017 for the next ten years for all owned centers in operation at that date. Tenants 10,000 square feet or less (1) Total (1)(2) Number of Leases Expiring Leased Area in Square Footage Annualized Base Rent Under Expiring Leases Per Square Foot (3) Percent of Total Leased Square Footage Represented by Expiring Leases Number of Leases Expiring Leased Area in Square Footage Annualized Base Rent Under Expiring Leases Per Square Foot (3) Percent of Total Leased Square Footage Represented by Expiring Leases 220 458 328 429 370 247 214 200 203 150 $ 473 844 672 1,065 998 754 653 716 596 460 51.75 51.00 53.64 62.66 56.62 60.01 64.84 65.96 74.66 72.83 6.2% 11.1 8.9 14.1 13.2 9.9 8.4 9.4 7.9 6.1 233 471 344 455 400 264 231 221 226 163 675 $ 1,243 952 1,701 1,650 1,051 892 1,134 1,133 850 44.26 42.53 47.80 48.01 45.27 52.30 55.86 57.37 56.75 47.18 5.2% 9.6 7.3 13.1 12.7 8.1 6.9 8.7 8.7 6.5 Lease Expiration Year 2018 (4) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 (1) Excludes rents from temporary in-line tenants and centers not open and operating at December 31, 2017. (2) In addition to tenants with spaces 10,000 square feet or less, includes tenants with spaces over 10,000 square feet and value and outlet center anchors. Excludes rents from mall anchors and temporary in-line tenants. (3) Weighted average of the annualized contractual rent per square foot as of the end of the reporting period. (4) Excludes leases that expire in 2018 for which renewal leases or leases with replacement tenants have been executed as of December 31, 2017. We believe that the information in the table is not necessarily indicative of what will occur in the future, principally because of early lease terminations at the centers. The average remaining term of the leases that were terminated during the 2012 to 2017 period was less than one year. The average term of leases signed was approximately seven and six years during 2017 and 2016, respectively. In addition, mall tenants at the centers may seek the protection of the bankruptcy laws, which could result in the termination of such tenants' leases and thus cause a reduction in cash flow. In 2017, tenants representing 3.1% of leases filed for bankruptcy during the year compared to 0.8% in 2016. This statistic has ranged from 0.3% to 3.1% of leases per year over the last five years. The annual provision for losses on accounts receivable represents 1.8% of total revenues in 2017 and has ranged from 0.1% to 1.8% over the last five years. However, many bankruptcies do not ultimately impact our occupancy, historically less than half of bankrupt tenants actually close. 9 Occupancy Occupancy and leased space statistics include temporary in-line tenants (TILs) and value and outlet center anchors (Arizona Mills, Dolphin Mall, Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, and Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield). The following table shows ending occupancy and leased space for the past five years: 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 All Centers: Ending occupancy Leased space Comparable Centers: Ending occupancy Leased space Major Tenants 94.2% 96.1 94.1% 96.0 95.8% 96.7 94.8% 95.9 95.0% 96.0 93.9% 95.6 94.7% 96.1 No single retail company represents 5% or more of our Mall GLA or revenues. The combined operations of Forever 21 accounted for about 4% of Mall GLA as of December 31, 2017 and less than 3% of 2017 minimum rent. No other single retail company accounted for more than 4% of Mall GLA as of December 31, 2017 or 4% of 2017 minimum rent. The following table shows the ten mall tenants who occupy the most Mall GLA at our centers and their square footage as of December 31, 2017: Tenant Forever 21 (Forever 21, XXI Forever) The Gap (Gap, Gap Kids, Baby Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, and others) H&M Limited Brands (Bath & Body Works/White Barn Candle, Pink, Victoria's Secret, and others) Williams-Sonoma (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and others) Urban Outfitters (Anthropologie, Free People, Urban Outfitters) Ascena Retail Group (Ann Taylor, Ann Taylor Loft, Justice, and others) Abercrombie & Fitch (Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, and others) Inditex (Zara, Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, and others) Foot Locker (Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Foot Action USA, and others) # of Stores 17 51 21 40 29 28 42 26 19 37 Square Footage 513,277 441,484 420,946 263,179 229,690 219,985 209,757 193,366 180,989 173,970 % of Mall GLA 4.3% 3.7 3.5 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 10 Competition There are numerous shopping facilities that compete with our properties in attracting retailers to lease space. We compete with other major real estate investors with significant capital for attractive investment opportunities. We also compete with online retailers as they draw sales away from our tenants, which impacts rental rates. See "Risk Factors" for further details of our competitive business. Seasonality The shopping center industry in the U.S. is seasonal in nature, with mall tenant sales highest in the fourth quarter due to the Christmas season, and with lesser, though still significant, sales fluctuations associated with the Easter holiday and back-to-school period. See "MD&A – Seasonality" for further discussion. Environmental Matters See "Risk Factors" regarding discussion of environmental matters. Financial Information about Geographic Areas We have not had material consolidated revenues attributable to foreign countries in the last three years or material consolidated long-lived assets located in a country other than the United States, as our investments in Asia are unconsolidated joint ventures and are accounted for under the equity method. Personnel We have engaged the Manager to provide real estate management, acquisition, development, leasing, and administrative services required by us and our properties in the U.S. Taubman Asia Management Limited (TAM) and certain other affiliates provide similar services for third parties in China and South Korea as well as Taubman Asia. As of December 31, 2017, the Manager, TAM, and certain other affiliates had 468 full-time employees. See "Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Severance Policies and Restructuring Charge" to our consolidated financial statements for information on our recent restructuring. Available Information The Company makes available free of charge through its website at www.taubman.com all reports it electronically files with, or furnishes to, the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after those documents are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. These filings are also accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. 11 Item 1A. RISK FACTORS. The following factors and other factors discussed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or presented elsewhere in future Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports or statements made by our management from time to time. These factors may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows, and should be carefully considered. We may update these factors in our future periodic reports. The economic performance and value of our shopping centers are dependent on many factors. The economic performance and value of our shopping centers are dependent on various factors. Additionally, these same factors will influence our decision on whether to go forward on the development of new shopping centers, acquisitions and dispositions, and may also affect the ultimate economic performance and value of projects under construction and acquired shopping centers. Adverse changes in the economic performance and value of our shopping centers would also adversely affect our income and cash available to pay dividends. Such factors include: • • • • • • • • • • changes in the global, national, regional, and/or local economic and geopolitical climates. Changes such as a global economic and financial market downturn may cause, among other things, a significant tightening in the credit markets, lower levels of liquidity, increases in the rates of default and bankruptcy, lower consumer and business spending, and lower consumer confidence and net worth; changes in specific local economies, decreases in tourism, and/or other real estate conditions. These changes may have a more significant impact on our financial performance due to the geographic concentration of some of our shopping centers; changes in mall tenant sales performance of our shopping centers, which over the long term are the single most important determinant of revenues of the shopping centers because mall tenants (including temporary tenants and specialty retailers), provide approximately 90% of these revenues and because mall tenant sales determine the amount of rent, overage rent, and recoverable expenses that mall tenants can afford to pay. In times of stagnant or depressed sales, mall tenants may become less willing to pay traditional levels of rent; changes in business strategies of anchors and key tenants. Anchors and key tenants may adopt new or modify existing strategies in order to adapt to new challenges and shifts in the economic environment. Such strategies could include improving the overall in-store customer experience and creating a desired destination, which could impact the type of space anchors and key tenants desire in our shopping centers. Beyond changing the existing experience, other strategies could include consolidation, contraction, renegotiation of business arrangements, or closing; changes in consumer shopping behavior. Certain merchandise categories are experiencing lower growth in traditional shopping malls and technology has significantly impacted consumer spending habits; availability and cost of financing. While current interest rates continue to be historically low, it is uncertain how long such rates will continue. Many forecasts suggest additional federal funds rate increases may occur during 2018, similar to those recently experienced; the public perception of the safety, convenience, and attractiveness of our shopping centers; legal liabilities; changes in government regulations; and changes in real estate zoning and tax laws. These factors may ultimately impact the valuation of certain long-lived or intangible assets that are subject to impairment testing, potentially resulting in impairment charges, which may be material to our financial condition or results of operations. See "MD&A - Application of Critical Accounting Policies and New Accounting Pronouncements - Valuation of Shopping Centers" for additional information regarding impairment testing. 12 In addition, the value and performance of our shopping centers may be adversely affected by certain other factors discussed below including the state of the capital markets, expansion in Asia, unscheduled closings or bankruptcies of our anchors and tenants, competition, uninsured losses, the impact of technology on consumer spending, and environmental liabilities. We are in a competitive business. There are numerous shopping facilities that compete with our properties in attracting retailers to lease space. Our ability to attract tenants to our shopping centers and lease space is important to our success, and difficulties in doing so can materially impact our shopping centers' performance. The existence of competing shopping centers could have a material adverse impact on our ability to develop or operate shopping centers, lease space to desirable anchors and tenants, and on the level of rents that can be achieved. In addition, retailers at our properties face continued competition from shopping through various means and channels, including via the Internet, lifestyle centers, value and outlet malls, wholesale and discount shopping clubs, and television shopping networks. Competition of this type could adversely affect our revenues and cash available for distribution to shareowners. As new technologies emerge, the relationship among customers, retailers, and shopping centers are evolving on a rapid basis and we may not be able to adapt to such new technologies and relationships on a timely basis. Our relative size may limit the capital and resources we are willing to allocate to invest in strategic technology to enhance the mall experience, which may make our shopping centers relatively less desirable to anchors, mall tenants, and consumers. Additionally, a small but increasing number of tenants utilize our shopping centers as showrooms or as part of an omni-channel strategy (allowing customers to shop seamlessly through various sales channels). As a result, customers may make purchases through other sales channels during or immediately after visiting our shopping centers, with such sales not being captured currently in our tenant sales figures or monetized in our minimum or overage rents. We compete with other major real estate investors with significant capital for attractive investment opportunities. These competitors include other REITs, investment banking firms, and private and institutional investors, some of whom have greater financial resources or have different investment criteria than we do. In particular, there is competition to acquire, develop, or redevelop highly productive retail properties. This could become even more severe as competitors gain size and economies of scale as a result of merger and consolidation activity. This competition may impair our ability to acquire, develop, or redevelop suitable properties, and to attract key retailers, on favorable terms in the future. Our real estate investments are relatively illiquid. We may be limited in our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic, market, or other conditions by restrictions on transfer imposed by our partners or lenders. If we were unable to refinance our debt at a shopping center, we may be required to contribute capital to repay debt, fund capital spending, or other cash requirements. In addition, under TRG’s partnership agreement, upon the sale of a center or TRG’s interest in a center, TRG may be required to distribute to its partners all or a portion of the cash proceeds received by TRG from such sale (a special distribution). If TRG made such a distribution, the sale proceeds would not be available to finance TRG’s activities, and the sale of a center may result in a decrease in funds generated by continuing operations and in distributions to TRG’s partners, including us. Further, pursuant to TRG’s partnership agreement, TRG may not dispose or encumber certain of its shopping centers or its interest in such shopping centers without the consent of a majority-in-interest of its partners other than the Company, which is currently held by the Taubman Family (as defined herein). We may acquire or develop new properties and/or redevelop and expand our existing properties, and these activities are subject to various risks. We pursue development, redevelopment, expansion, and acquisition activities as opportunities arise, and these activities are subject to the following risks: • the pre-construction phase for a new project often extends over several years, and the time to obtain landowner, anchor, and tenant commitments, zoning and regulatory approvals, and financing can vary significantly from project to project; • we may not be able to obtain the necessary zoning, governmental and other approvals, or anchor or tenant commitments for a project, or we may determine that the expected return on a project is not sufficient; if we abandon our development activities with respect to a particular project, we may incur a loss on our investment; • construction and other project costs may exceed our original estimates because of increases in material and labor costs, delays, nonperformance of services by our contractors, increases in tenant allowances, costs to obtain anchor and tenant commitments, and other reasons; 13 • we may not be able to obtain financing or to refinance construction loans at desired loan-to-value ratios or at all, which are generally recourse to TRG; • we may be obligated to contribute funding for development, redevelopment, or expansion projects in excess of our ownership requirements if our partners are unable or are not required to fund their ownership share; • • equity issuances as a source of funds, directly as consideration for acquisitions or indirectly through capital market transactions, may become less financially favorable as affected by our stock price as well as general market conditions; occupancy rates and rents, as well as occupancy costs and expenses, at a completed project or an acquired property may not meet our projections at opening or stabilization, and the costs of development activities that we explore but ultimately abandon will, to some extent, diminish the overall return on our completed development projects; and • competitive pressures in our targeted markets may negatively impact our ability to meet our leasing objectives. Certain of our projects represent the retail portion of larger mixed-use projects. As a result, there may be certain additional risks associated with such projects, including: • • • increased time to obtain necessary permits and approvals; increased uncertainty regarding shared infrastructure and common area costs; and impact on sales and performance of the retail center from delays in opening of other uses and or/the performance of such uses, or the inability to open or finance such other uses. In addition, economic, market, and other conditions may reduce viable development and acquisition opportunities in the U.S. that meet our unlevered return requirements in the short to intermediate horizon. As a result, we anticipate focusing on strategic repurposing of shopping centers (including potential repurposing of certain anchor stores). Clauses in leases with certain tenants of our development or redevelopment properties include inducements, such as reduced rent and tenant allowance payments, that can reduce our rents, Funds from Operations (FFO), and/or returns achieved. The leases for a number of the tenants that have opened stores at properties we have developed or redeveloped have reduced rent from co- tenancy clauses that allow those tenants to pay reduced rent until occupancy at the respective property reaches certain thresholds and/or certain named co-tenants open stores at the respective property. Additionally, some tenants may have rent abatement clauses that delay rent commencement for a prolonged period of time after initial occupancy. The effect of these clauses reduces our rents and FFO while they are applicable. We expect to continue to offer co-tenancy and rent abatement clauses in the future to attract tenants to our development and redevelopment properties. As a result, our current and future development and redevelopment properties are more likely to achieve lower returns during their stabilization periods than other projects of this nature historically have, which may adversely impact our investment in such developments, as well as our financial condition and results of operations. Dispositions may not achieve anticipated results. We actively maintain a strategy of recycling capital to achieve growth over time. At times this strategy may include strategically disposing of assets to improve the overall performance of our core mall portfolio, measured by: achieving improved portfolio metrics, demographics, and operating statistics, such as higher sales productivity and occupancy rates; accelerating future growth targets in our operating results and FFO; strengthening of our balance sheet; and creating increased net asset value for our shareowners over time. However, we may not achieve some or all of the targeted results we originally anticipated at the time of disposition. If we are not successful at achieving the anticipated results from any disposition, there is potential for a significant adverse impact on our returns and our overall profitability. We may be unable to dispose of one or more shopping centers at desirable cap rates or at all, due to general economic reasons or, in cases of lower productivity malls, the perception of over- capacity of such malls in the U.S. We hold investments in joint ventures in which we do not control all decisions, and we may have conflicts of interest with our joint venture partners. Some of our shopping centers and shopping center projects are partially owned by non-affiliated partners through joint venture arrangements. As a result, we do not control all decisions regarding those shopping centers and may be required to take actions that are in the interest of the joint venture partners but not our best interests. Accordingly, we may not be able to favorably resolve any issues that arise with respect to such decisions, or we may have to provide financial or other inducements to our joint venture partners to obtain such resolution. 14 For our unconsolidated joint ventures, we do not necessarily control decisions as to the design or operation of internal controls over accounting and financial reporting, including those relating to maintenance of accounting records, authorization of receipts and disbursements, selection and application of accounting policies, reviews of period-end financial reporting, and safeguarding of assets. Therefore, we are exposed to increased risk that such controls may not be designed or operating effectively, which could ultimately affect the accuracy of financial information related to these joint ventures as prepared by our joint venture partners. Various restrictive provisions and rights govern sales or transfers of interests in our joint ventures. These may work to our disadvantage because, among other things, we may be required to make decisions as to the purchase or sale of interests in our joint ventures at a time that is disadvantageous to us. In our joint ventures, we may partner with entities with whom we do not have a historical business relationship and therefore there is additional risk in working through operational, financial, and other issues. Investors are cautioned that deriving our beneficial interest in a joint venture as our ownership interest in individual financial statement items of that joint venture may not accurately depict the legal and economic implications of holding a noncontrolling interest in it. Our business activities and pursuit of new opportunities in Asia may pose unique risks. We have offices in Hong Kong, Seoul, Beijing, and Shanghai and we are pursuing and evaluating investment opportunities in various locations across Asia. We have invested in three joint ventures to develop and operate shopping centers in Asia and may invest in other shopping centers in the future. In addition, we provide leasing and management services for third parties. In addition to the general risks described in this report, our international activities are subject to unique risks, including: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • adverse effects of changes in exchange rates for foreign currencies and the risks of hedging related thereto; changes in and/or difficulties in operating in foreign political environments; difficulties in operating with foreign vendors and joint venture and business partners; difficulties of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws including laws affecting funding and use of cash, corporate governance, property ownership restrictions, development activities, operations, anti-corruption, taxes, and litigation; changes in and/or requirements of complying with applicable laws and regulations in the U.S. that affect foreign operations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); difficulties in managing international operations, including difficulties that arise from ambiguities in contracts written in foreign languages and difficulties that arise in enforcing such contracts; differing lending practices, including lower loan-to-value ratios and increased difficulty in obtaining construction loans or timing thereof; differing employment and labor issues; economic downturn in foreign countries or geographic regions where we have significant operations, such as in China and South Korea; economic tensions between governments and changes in international trade and investment policies, especially between the U.S. and China; obstacles to the repatriation of earnings and cash; obstacles to various government approval processes and other hurdles in funding our Chinese projects; lower initial investment returns than those generally experienced in the U.S.; obstacles to hiring and maintaining appropriately trained staff; differences in cultures including adapting practices and strategies that have been successful in the U.S. mall business to retail needs and expectations in new markets; and • labor discord, war, terrorism (including incidents targeting us), political instability and natural disasters. 15 In addition, any significant or prolonged deterioration in U.S.-China relations could adversely affect our China business. Certain risks and uncertainties of doing business in China are solely within the control of the Chinese government, and Chinese law regulates the scope of our foreign investments and business conducted within China. In regards to foreign currency, our projects in China and South Korea require investments and have, and may in the future require debt financing denominated in foreign currencies, with the possibility that such investments will be greater than anticipated depending on changes in exchange rates. These projects could also generate returns on or of capital in foreign currencies that could ultimately be less than anticipated as a result of exchange rates. As part of investing in these projects, we are implementing appropriate risk management policies and practices, including the consideration of hedging of foreign currency risks. However, developing an effective foreign currency risk strategy is complex and may be costly, and no strategy can completely insulate us from risk associated with foreign currency fluctuations. Further, we cannot provide assurance that such policies and practices will be successful and/or that the applicable accounting for foreign currency hedges will be favorable to any particular period's results of operations. Foreign currency hedges could be economically beneficial to us, but could have unfavorable accounting impacts, depending on the qualification of the hedges for hedge accounting treatment. As we expand our international activities and levels of investment, these risks could increase in significance and adversely affect our financial returns on international projects and services and overall financial condition. We have put in place policies, practices, and systems for mitigating some of these international risks, although we cannot provide assurance that we will be entirely successful in doing so. We could be subject to liability, penalties and other sanctions and other adverse consequences arising out of non-compliance with the FCPA or foreign anti-corruption laws. We are subject to the FCPA, which generally prohibits U.S. companies from engaging in bribery or other prohibited payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business, and which requires proper record keeping and characterization of payments we make in our reports filed with the SEC. Although we have policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws, we cannot provide assurance that we will continue to be found to be operating in compliance with, or be able to detect violations of, any such laws or regulations. We cannot provide assurance that these policies and procedures will protect us from intentional, reckless or negligent acts committed by our employees, agents, partners, or others acting on our behalf. If our employees, agents, partners, or others acting on our behalf are found to have engaged in such practices, severe penalties and other consequences could be imposed. Those penalties and consequences that may be imposed against us or individuals in appropriate circumstances include, but are not limited to, injunctive relief, disgorgement, significant fines and penalties, and modifications to business practices and compliance programs. In addition, we cannot predict the nature, scope, or effect of future regulatory requirements or investigations to which our international operations might be subject, the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted, or the potential that we may face regulatory sanctions. Any of these violations or remedial measures, if applicable to us, could have a material adverse impact on our business, reputation, results of operations, cash flow, financial condition, liquidity, ability to make distributions to our shareowners, or the value of our investments. Foreign companies, including some that may compete with us, may not be subject to the FCPA or other anti-corruption laws. Accordingly, such companies may be more likely to engage in activities prohibited by the FCPA or other anti-corruption laws, which could have a significant adverse impact on our returns or our ability to compete for business in such countries. The bankruptcy, early termination, sales performance, or closing of our tenants and anchors could adversely affect us. We could be adversely affected by the bankruptcy, early termination, sales performance, or closing of tenants and anchors. Certain of our lease agreements include co-tenancy and/or sales-based kick-out provisions which allow a tenant to pay a reduced rent amount and, in certain instances, terminate the lease, if we fail to maintain certain occupancy levels or retain specified named anchors, or if the tenant does not achieve certain specified sales targets. If occupancy or tenant sales do not meet or fall below certain thresholds, rents we are entitled to receive from our retail tenants could be reduced. The bankruptcy of a mall tenant could result in the termination of its lease, which would lower the amount of cash generated by that shopping mall. Replacing mall tenants with better performing, emerging retailers may take longer than our historical experience of re-tenanting due to their lack of infrastructure and limited experience in opening stores as well as the significant competition for such emerging brands. In addition, if a department store operating as an anchor at one of our shopping centers were to cease operating, we may experience difficulty and delay and incur significant expense in replacing the anchor, re-tenanting, or otherwise re-merchandising the use of the anchor space. In addition, the anchor’s closing may lead to reduced customer traffic and lower mall tenant sales. As a result, we may also experience difficulty or delay in leasing spaces in areas adjacent to the vacant anchor space. The early termination or closing of mall tenants or anchors for reasons other than bankruptcy could have a similar impact on the operations of our shopping centers, although in the case of early terminations we may benefit in the short-term from lease cancellation income (See "MD&A – Rental Rates and Occupancy"). 16 Most recently, certain traditional department stores have experienced challenges including, limited opportunities for new investment/openings, declining sales, and store closures. Department stores' market share is declining, and their ability to drive traffic has substantially decreased. Despite our shopping malls traditionally being driven by department store anchors, in the event of a need for replacement, it may be necessary to consider non-department store anchors. Certain of these non-department store anchors may demand higher allowances than a standard mall tenant due to the nature of the services/products they provide (for example, restaurants or luxury). Our investments are subject to credit and market risk. We occasionally extend credit to third parties in connection with the sale of land or other transactions. We also have occasionally made investments in marketable and other equity securities. We are exposed to risk in the event the values of our investments and/ or our loans decrease due to overall market conditions, business failure, and/or other nonperformance by the investees or counterparties. Capital markets may limit our sources of funds for financing activities. Our ability to access the capital markets may be restricted at a time when we would like, or need, to access those markets. This could have an impact on our flexibility to react to changing economic and business conditions. A lack of available credit, lack of confidence in the financial sector, increased volatility in the financial markets and reduced business activity could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to obtain and manage our liquidity. In addition, the cost of debt financing and the proceeds may be materially adversely impacted by such market conditions. Also, our ability to access equity markets as a source of funds may be affected by our stock price as well as general market conditions. We are obligated to comply with financial and other covenants that could affect our operating activities. Certain loan agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the following corporate covenants on our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $475 million and $300 million unsecured term loans, and the construction facility on International Market Place: a minimum net worth requirement, a maximum total leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum recourse secured debt ratio, and a maximum payout ratio. In addition, our primary unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loans have unencumbered pool covenants, which applied to Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, The Gardens on El Paseo, and Twelve Oaks Mall on a combined basis as of December 31, 2017. These covenants include a minimum number and minimum value of eligible unencumbered assets, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, a minimum unencumbered interest coverage ratio, and a minimum unencumbered asset occupancy ratio. As of December 31, 2017, the corporate total leverage ratio was the most restrictive covenant. These covenants may restrict our ability to pursue certain business initiatives or certain transactions that might otherwise be advantageous. In addition, failure to meet certain of these financial covenants could cause an event of default under and/or accelerate some or all of such indebtedness which could have a material effect on us. The Operating Partnership guarantees debt or otherwise provides support for a number of joint venture properties. Joint venture debt is the liability of the joint venture and the joint venture property is typically encumbered by a mortgage or construction financing. A default by a joint venture under its debt obligations may expose us to liability under a guaranty (see "Note 8 - Notes Payable, Net - Debt Covenants and Guarantees" to our consolidated financial statements for more details on loan guarantees). We may elect to fund cash needs of a joint venture through equity contributions (generally on a basis proportionate to our ownership interests), advances, or partner loans, although these means of funding are not typically required contractually or otherwise. Our hedging interest rate protection arrangements may not effectively limit our interest rate risk exposure. We manage our exposure to interest rate risk through a combination of interest rate protection agreements to effectively fix or cap a portion of our variable rate debt. Our use of interest rate hedging arrangements to manage risk associated with interest rate volatility may expose us to additional risks, including that a counterparty to a hedging arrangement may fail to honor its obligations. We enter into swaps that are exempt from the requirements of central clearing and/or trading on a designated contract market or swap execution facility pursuant to the applicable regulations and rules, and thus there may be more counterparty risk relative to others who do not utilize such exemption. Developing an effective interest rate risk strategy is complex and no strategy can completely insulate us from risks associated with interest rate fluctuations. There can be no assurance that our hedging activities will have the desired beneficial impact on our results of operations or financial condition. We might be subject to additional costs, such as transaction fees or breakage costs, if we terminate these arrangements. 17 Inflation may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Inflationary price increases could have an adverse effect on consumer spending, which could impact our tenants' sales and, in turn, our tenants' business operations. This could affect the amount of rent these tenants pay, in particular if their leases provide for overage rent or percentage of sales rent, and their ability to pay rent. Also, inflation could cause increases in operating expenses, which could increase occupancy costs for tenants and, to the extent that we are unable to recover operating expenses from tenants, could increase operating expenses for us. In addition, if the rate of inflation exceeds the scheduled rent increases included in our leases, then our profitability and our Net Operating Income would decrease. As of December 31, 2017, approximately 62% of our gross leasable and occupied area included clauses in leases for rent increases based on changes in the Consumer Price Index, although we are attempting to reduce our exposure to such variable rentals as leases are negotiated or renewed. The occurrence of cyber incidents, a deficiency in our cyber security, or a data breach could negatively impact our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information, and/or damage to our business relationships, all of which could negatively impact our financial results. A cyber incident is considered to be any adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of our information resources. More specifically, a cyber incident is an intentional attack or an unintentional event that can include gaining unauthorized access to systems to disrupt operations, corrupting data, or stealing confidential information. We rely upon information technology networks and systems, some of which are managed by third-parties, to process, transmit, and store electronic information, and to manage or support a variety of business processes and activities. As our reliance on technology has increased, so have the risks posed to our systems, both internal and those we have outsourced. Primary risks that could directly result from the occurrence of a cyber incident include, but are not limited to, operational interruption, damage to our tenant relationships, private data exposure (including personally identifiable information, or proprietary and confidential information, of ours and our employees, as well as third parties), and potentially significant response costs. Any such incidents could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability or regulatory penalties under laws protecting the privacy of personal information, and reduce the benefits of our advanced technologies. We carry cyber liability insurance; however a loss could exceed the limits of the policy. We have implemented processes, procedures and controls to help mitigate these risks, but these measures, our increased awareness of a risk of a cyber incident, and our insurance coverage, do not guarantee that our financial results will not be negatively impacted by such an incident. Some of our potential losses may not be covered by insurance. We carry liability, fire, flood, earthquake, extended coverage, and rental loss insurance on each of our properties. We believe the policy specifications and insured limits of these policies are adequate and appropriate. There are, however, some types of losses, including information technology system failures, punitive damages (in certain states), and lease and other contract claims, which generally are not insured. If an uninsured liability claim or a liability claim in excess of insured limits is made, we may have to make a payment to satisfy such claim. In addition, if an uninsured property loss or a property loss in excess of insured limits occurs, we could lose all or a portion of the capital we have invested in a property, as well as the anticipated future revenue from the property. If this happens, we might nevertheless remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the property. In November 2002, Congress passed the "Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002" (TRIA), which required insurance companies to offer terrorism coverage to all existing insured companies for an additional cost. As a result, our property insurance policies are currently provided without a sub-limit for terrorism, eliminating the need for separate terrorism insurance policies. In January 2015, Congress passed the "Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2015", which extended the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the TRIA through December 31, 2020. There are specific provisions in our loans that address terrorism insurance. Simply stated, in most loans, we are obligated to maintain terrorism insurance, but there are limits on the amounts we are required to spend to obtain such coverage. If a terrorist event occurs, the cost of terrorism insurance coverage would be likely to increase, which could result in having less coverage than we have currently. Our inability to obtain such coverage, or to do so only at greatly increased costs, may also negatively impact the availability and cost of future financings. 18 Some of our properties are at a higher risk for potential natural or other disasters. A number of our properties are located in areas with a higher risk of natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or tsunamis. The occurrence of natural disasters can adversely impact operations, redevelopment, or development at our shopping centers and projects, increase investment costs to repair or replace damaged properties, increase future property insurance costs, and negatively impact the tenant demand for lease space. In addition, many of our properties are located in coastal regions, and would therefore be affected by any future increases in sea levels. If insurance is unavailable to us or is unavailable on acceptable terms, or our insurance is not adequate to cover losses from these events, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. During September 2017, Puerto Rico was struck by Hurricane Maria, which significantly impacted local infrastructure, residents, and the prospects for tourism. The Mall of San Juan experienced damage and interruption of operations. We are subject to all of the aforementioned risks of natural disasters in relation to The Mall of San Juan and the impact of Hurricane Maria. While we anticipate that a portion of the adverse impact to the future operations of the mall may be mitigated through business interruption insurance, it may not offset the full extent of revenue losses. In addition, certain losses may not be fully covered by insurance. The timing for the recovery of business in Puerto Rico will depend on successful rebuilding and recovery efforts and in turn the availability of workers and materials, which may be scarce for periods of time. The local economy is highly dependent on tourism and declines could continue to adversely impact the center for an extended period of time. Foot traffic, tenant sales, and profitability of tenant operations have been and may all continue to be affected. Our ability to reach pre-hurricane occupancy and profitability may be impacted by (1) tenants or anchors who, despite contractual requirements, are unable or refuse to reopen, (2) the ability of tenants or anchors to pay current rent obligations in light of the decrease in sales and mall foot traffic, and (3) tenant or anchor rent, operating, and other lease obligations that are dependent on maintaining specified occupancy levels at the mall. If a major tenant or anchor does not reopen, it may adversely impact our ability to re-lease space in the future to desirable tenants or at profitable rates and maintain the overall mall merchandising plan. We may be subject to liabilities for environmental matters. We are subject to a variety of local, state, and federal laws concerning the protection of public health and the environment. Such environmental laws may vary according to the location and environmental condition of the site and the present and former uses of the site. Before acquiring a site, we generally engage independent environmental consultants to evaluate land for the potential presence of adverse environmental conditions, and all of the shopping centers that we presently own (not including option interests in certain pre-development projects) have been subject to such environmental assessments. We are not aware of any environmental liability relating to these shopping centers or to any other property that we have owned or operated that would have a reasonable likelihood of resulting in a material adverse effect on our business, assets, or results of operations. No assurances can be given, however, that (1) all environmental liabilities have been identified, (2) no prior owner or operator of our properties, or any occupant of our properties has not created an environmental condition not known to us, (3) future laws, ordinances, or regulations will not impose any material environmental liability, or (4) the current environmental condition of our shopping centers will not be affected by tenants or other occupants of the shopping centers, by the environmental condition of properties in the vicinity of the shopping centers (such as the presence of underground storage tanks), or by third parties unrelated to us. Environmental liability may be imposed without regard to fault, and under certain circumstances, can be joint and several, resulting in one party being held responsible for the entire obligation. In addition, the presence of, or failure to remediate, adverse environmental conditions may adversely affect our ability to sell, rent, or collateralize any property. The bankruptcy or financial difficulties of our joint venture partners could adversely affect us. The profitability of shopping centers held in a joint venture could be adversely affected by the bankruptcy of one of the joint venture partners if, because of certain provisions of the bankruptcy laws, we were unable to make important decisions in a timely fashion or became subject to additional liabilities. In addition, if our joint venture partners are not able to fund required contributions, it may be necessary for us to contribute equity in excess of our ownership share to fund initial development, capital, and/or operating costs. 19 We may not be able to maintain our status as a REIT. We may not be able to maintain our status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes with the result that the income distributed to shareowners would not be deductible in computing taxable income and instead would be subject to tax at regular corporate rates. Any such corporate tax liability would be significant and would reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to our shareowners which, in turn, could have a material adverse impact on the value of, or trading price for, our shares. Although we believe we are organized and operate in a manner to maintain our REIT qualification, many of the REIT requirements of the IRS Code are complex and have limited judicial or administrative interpretations. Changes in tax laws or regulations or new administrative interpretations and court decisions may also affect our ability to maintain REIT status in the future. If we do not maintain our REIT status in any year, we may be unable to elect to be treated as a REIT for the next four taxable years. Although we currently intend to maintain our status as a REIT, future economic, market, legal, tax, or other considerations may cause us to determine that it would be in our and our shareowners’ best interests to revoke our REIT election. If we revoke our REIT election, we will not be able to elect REIT status for the next four taxable years. We may be subject to taxes even if we qualify as a REIT. Even if we qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we will be required to pay certain federal, state, local, and foreign taxes on our income and property. For example, we will be subject to federal income tax to the extent we distribute less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, including capital gains. Moreover, if we have net income from "prohibited transactions," that income will be subject to a 100% penalty tax. In general, prohibited transactions are sales or other dispositions of property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. The determination as to whether a particular sale is a prohibited transaction depends on the facts and circumstances related to that sale. We cannot guarantee that sales of our properties would not be prohibited transactions unless we comply with certain statutory safe-harbor provisions. The need to avoid prohibited transactions could cause us to forego or defer sales of assets that non-REITs otherwise would have sold or that might otherwise be in our best interest to sell. In addition, any net taxable income earned directly by our taxable REIT subsidiaries will be subject to federal, state, and local corporate income tax, and to the extent there are foreign operations certain foreign taxes. Several provisions of the laws applicable to REITs and their subsidiaries ensure that a taxable REIT subsidiary will be subject to an appropriate level of federal income taxation. To that end, we will be subject to a 100% penalty tax on the amount of any rents, deductions, service income or excess interest if the economic arrangements among us, our tenants, and our taxable REIT subsidiaries are not comparable to similar arrangements among unrelated parties. Also, some state, local, and foreign jurisdictions may tax some of our income even though as a REIT we are not subject to federal income tax on that income, because not all states, localities, and foreign jurisdictions follow the federal income tax treatment of REITs. Finally, there may be changes in the federal tax law and laws of states, localities, and foreign jurisdictions that may increase the taxes we pay. To the extent that we and our affiliates are required to pay federal, state, local, and/or foreign taxes, we will have less cash available for distributions to our shareowners. The lower tax rate on certain dividends from non-REIT 'C' corporations may cause investors to prefer to hold stock in non-REIT 'C' corporations. The maximum tax rate (including the net investment income tax of 3.8%) on certain corporate dividends received by individuals is 23.8%, which is less than the maximum income tax rate enacted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the 2017 Act) of 37% applicable to ordinary income for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. This rate differential continues to substantially reduce the so-called "double taxation" (that is, taxation at both the corporate and shareowner levels) that applies to non-REIT 'C' corporations but does not generally apply to REITs. Dividends from a REIT do not qualify for the favorable tax rate applicable to dividends from non-REIT 'C' corporations unless the dividends are attributable to income that has already been subjected to the corporate income tax, such as income from a prior year that the REIT did not distribute and dividend income received by the REIT from a taxable REIT subsidiary or other fully taxable 'C' corporation. Under the 2017 Act, however, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, ordinary dividends from a REIT are eligible for the 20% deduction as “qualified business income” and thus taxed at a maximum rate of 29.6% plus the 3.8% tax on net investment income. The 20% deduction and the maximum individual rate of 37%, unless extended, are scheduled to expire after 2025. Although REITs, unlike non-REIT 'C' corporations, have the ability to designate certain dividends as capital gain dividends subject to the favorable rates applicable to capital gain, the application of reduced dividend rates to non-REIT 'C' corporation dividends may still cause individual investors to view stock in non-REIT 'C' corporations as more attractive than shares in REITs, which may negatively affect the value of our shares. Future changes to tax laws could potentially adversely affect the taxation of the REIT, its subsidiaries, or its shareowners, possibly having a negative effect on the value of our shares. 20 Certain tax provisions in the 2017 Act may adversely impact us. The 2017 Act, which is generally effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, imposes a limit on net interest expense deductions that exceed 30% of adjusted taxable income, which is generally taxable income excluding net interest expense and for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2022, deductions for depreciation and amortization. If our net interest expense is so limited, as a REIT, we may elect out of the new limitation provided we adopt longer recovery periods for depreciation of our property. If the interest expense limitation applies and we do not elect longer depreciation periods, then the limitation on our interest expense deduction will increase our taxable income and require us to make greater distributions to our shareowners to avoid our paying federal income tax and to ensure we meet the distribution requirements for qualification as a REIT. Alternatively, if we do elect out of the limitation in a taxable year, the reduced deprecation would likewise increase our taxable income and require us to make greater distributions to our shareowners to avoid our paying federal income tax and to ensure compliance with the distribution requirements. Although we believe we are not subject to the newly-enacted one-time tax on the deemed repatriation of foreign income because we have a collective deficit in the earnings and profits of our more than 10%-owned foreign corporations, a redetermination of the earnings and profits could subject us to the deemed repatriation tax and reduce our cash available for distribution to shareowners. The 2017 Act also enacted certain base erosion provisions, which although not applicable to REITs, could impose a 20% non- deductible excise tax on certain amounts paid by our taxable REIT subsidiaries to our foreign affiliates. We do not believe that we currently have payments subject to the excise tax, but because the excise tax applies on an annual basis, there is no assurance that we will not be subject to the excise tax in future years. Under the 2017 Act, as a REIT, we are not entitled to a dividends received deduction for dividends from our foreign subsidiaries. Therefore, to avoid U.S. taxation of our foreign income, we must distribute to our shareowners all foreign dividends received and avail ourselves of the dividends paid deduction. Our ownership limitations and other provisions of our Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws generally prohibit the acquisition of more than 8.23% of the value of our capital stock and may hinder any attempt to acquire us. Various provisions of our Restated Articles of Incorporation (Articles) and Amended and Restated Bylaws (Bylaws) could have the effect of discouraging a third party from accumulating a large block of our stock and making offers to acquire us and of inhibiting a change in control, all of which could adversely affect our shareowners’ ability to receive a premium for their shares in connection with such a transaction. In addition to customary anti-takeover provisions, as detailed below, our Articles contain REIT-specific restrictions on the ownership and transfer of our capital stock which also serve similar anti-takeover purposes. Under our Articles, in general, no shareowner may own more than 8.23% (the General Ownership Limit) in value of our "Capital Stock" (which term refers to the common stock, preferred stock and Excess Stock, as defined below). Our Board of Directors has the authority to allow a "look through entity" to own up to 9.9% in value of the Capital Stock (Look Through Entity Limit), provided that after application of certain constructive ownership rules under the Code and rules regarding beneficial ownership under the Michigan Business Corporation Act, no individual would constructively or beneficially own more than the General Ownership Limit. A look through entity is any entity other than a qualified trust under Section 401(a) of the Code, certain other tax-exempt entities described in the Articles, or an entity that actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the equity of any tenant from which we or TRG directly or indirectly receives or accrues rent from real property. The Articles provide that if the transfer of any shares of Capital Stock or a change in our capital structure would cause any person (Purported Transferee) to own Capital Stock in excess of the General Ownership Limit or the Look Through Entity Limit, then the transfer is invalid from the outset, and the shares in excess of the applicable ownership limit automatically acquire the status of "Excess Stock." A Purported Transferee of Excess Stock acquires no rights to shares of Excess Stock. Rather, all rights associated with the ownership of those shares (with the exception of the right to be reimbursed for the original purchase price of those shares) immediately vest in one or more charitable organizations designated from time to time by our Board of Directors (each, a Designated Charity). An agent designated from time to time by the Board of Directors (each, a Designated Agent) will act as attorney-in-fact for the Designated Charity to vote the shares of Excess Stock, take delivery of the certificates evidencing the shares that have become Excess Stock, and receive any distributions paid to the Purported Transferee with respect to those shares. The Designated Agent will sell the Excess Stock, and any increase in value of the Excess Stock between the date it became Excess Stock and the date of sale will inure to the benefit of the Designated Charity. A Purported Transferee must notify us of any transfer resulting in shares converting into Excess Stock, as well as such other information regarding such person’s ownership of Capital Stock we request. 21 These ownership limitations will not be automatically removed even if the REIT requirements are changed so as to no longer contain any ownership limitation or if the ownership limitation is increased because, in addition to preserving our status as a REIT, the effect of such ownership limit is to prevent any person from acquiring control of us. Changes in the ownership limits cannot be made by our Board of Directors and would require an amendment to our Articles. Currently, amendments to our Articles require the affirmative vote of shareowners owning not less than two-thirds of the outstanding Capital Stock entitled to vote. Robert S. Taubman, William S. Taubman, Gayle Taubman Kalisman, and the A. Alfred Taubman Restated Revocable Trust (Taubman Family) may be deemed under SEC rules of attribution, which includes conversion of options that have vested and shares subject to issuance under an option deferral agreement, to beneficially own approximately 30% of our stock that is entitled to vote on shareowner matters (Voting Stock) as of December 31, 2017. However, the combined Taubman Family ownership of Voting Stock includes 24,128,305 shares of the 24,938,114 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding or 97% of the total outstanding and 1,766,158 shares of the 60,832,918 shares of common stock outstanding or 3% of the total outstanding as of December 31, 2017. The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of common stock at a ratio of 14,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to one share of common stock, and therefore one share of Series B Preferred Stock has a value of 1/14,000ths of the value of one share of common stock. Accordingly, the foregoing ownership of Voting Stock does not violate the ownership limitations set forth in our charter. The Taubman Family has the power to vote a significant number of the shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote. Based on information contained in filings made with the SEC, as of December 31, 2017, the Taubman Family has the power to vote approximately 30% of the outstanding shares of our common stock and our Series B Preferred Stock, considered together as a single class, including approximately 97% of our outstanding Series B preferred stock. Our shares of common stock and our Series B Preferred Stock vote together as a single class on all matters generally submitted to a vote of our shareowners, and the holders of the Series B preferred stock have certain rights to nominate up to four individuals for election to our Board of Directors and other class voting rights. Robert S. Taubman serves as our Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer. William S. Taubman serves as our Chief Operating Officer and one of our directors. These individuals occupy the same positions with the Manager. As a result, the Taubman Family may exercise significant influence with respect to the election of our Board of Directors, the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to our shareowners for approval, including any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets; the approval of such matters require the affirmative vote of holders owning not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote on such matter (except the election of directors, which is subject to a plurality vote coupled with a majority vote resignation policy). In addition, the Articles impose a limitation on the ownership of our outstanding Capital Stock by any person and such ownership limitation may not be changed without the affirmative vote of holders owning not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote on such matter. As a result of the foregoing limitations and the consent provisions of the TRG partnership agreement noted above, it would be difficult, as a practical matter, for there to be a change in control of our Company without the affirmative vote of the Taubman Family. Our success depends, in part, on our ability to attract and retain talented employees, and the loss of any one of our key personnel could adversely impact our business. The success of our business depends, in part, on the leadership and performance of our executive management team and key employees, and our ability to attract, retain, and motivate talented employees could significantly impact our future performance. Competition for these individuals is intense, and we cannot assure you that we will retain our executive management team and key employees or that we will be able to attract and retain other highly qualified individuals for these positions in the future. Losing any one or more of these persons could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. Our cost savings and restructuring initiatives may be disruptive to our workforce and operations and adversely affect our financial results. In response to the completion of another major development cycle and the current near-term challenges facing the U.S. mall industry, we have undertaken certain restructuring initiatives to reorganize various areas of the organization across all sectors of our business. To the extent such initiatives involve workforce changes, such changes may temporarily reduce workforce productivity, impact employee morale, and affect our ability to attract and retain talented employees, which could be disruptive to our business and adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, we may not achieve or sustain the expected cost savings or other benefits of our restructuring plans, or do so within the expected time frame. 22 The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to many factors, including: • • • • • • • • general market and economic conditions; actual or anticipated variations in our operating results, FFO, cash flows, liquidity or distributions (including special distributions); changes in our earnings estimates or those of analysts; publication of research reports about us, the real estate industry generally or the mall industry, and recommendations by financial analysts with respect to us or other REITs; the amount of our outstanding debt at any time, the amount of our maturing debt in the near and medium term and our ability to refinance such debt and the terms thereof or our plans to incur additional debt in the future; the ability of our tenants to pay rent to us and meet their other obligations to us under current lease terms and our ability to re-lease space as leases expire; increases in market interest rates that lead purchasers of our common stock to demand a higher dividend yield; changes in market valuations of similar companies; • mergers and acquisitions activity in the retail real estate sector; • • • • • • • • • • • any securities we may issue or additional debt we incur in the future; additions or departures of key management personnel; actions by institutional shareowners; business disruptions, increased costs or other adverse impacts relating to actual or potential actions by activist shareowners; adverse impacts relating to court or administrative decisions; perceived strength of our corporate governance; perceived risks in connection with our international development strategy; risks we are taking in relation to, and the public announcement of, proposed acquisitions and dispositions, developments and redevelopments and the consummation thereof, including related capital uses; speculation in the press or investment community; continuing high levels of volatility in the capital and credit markets; and the occurrence of any of the other risk factors included in, or incorporated by reference in, this report. Many of the factors listed above are beyond our control. These factors may cause the market price of our common stock to decline, regardless of our financial performance and condition and prospects. It is impossible to provide any assurance that the market price of our common stock will not fall in the future, and it may be difficult for holders to resell shares of our common stock at prices they find attractive, or at all. 23 Our shareowners will experience dilution as a result of equity offerings and they may experience further dilution if we issue additional common equity. We have previously issued common equity, both common shares and TRG Units, which had a dilutive effect on our earnings per diluted share and FFO per diluted share. In addition, we have previously issued additional shares of preferred stock which adversely affected the earnings per share available to our common shareowners. We are not restricted from issuing additional shares of our common equity or preferred stock, including any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or preferred stock or any substantially similar securities. Any additional future issuances of common equity will reduce the percentage of our common equity owned by investors who do not participate in future issuances. In most circumstances, shareowners will not be entitled to vote on whether or not we issue additional common equity. In addition, depending on the terms and pricing of an additional offering of our common equity and the value of our properties, our shareowners may experience dilution in both the book value and fair value of their interests. The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market after an offering or the perception that such sales could occur, and this could materially and adversely affect our ability to raise capital through future offerings of equity or equity-related securities. Our ability to pay dividends on our stock may be limited. Because we conduct all of our operations through TRG or its subsidiaries, our ability to pay dividends on our stock will depend almost entirely on payments and distributions received on our interests in TRG. Additionally, the terms of some of the debt to which TRG is a party limits its ability to make some types of payments and other distributions to us. This in turn limits our ability to make some types of payments, including payment of dividends on our stock, unless we meet certain financial tests or such payments or dividends are required to maintain our qualification as a REIT. As a result, if we are unable to meet the applicable financial tests, we may not be able to pay dividends on our stock in one or more periods beyond what is required for REIT purposes. Our ability to pay dividends is further limited by the requirements of Michigan law. Our ability to pay dividends on our stock is further limited by the laws of Michigan. Under the Michigan Business Corporation Act, a Michigan corporation may not make a distribution if, after giving effect to the distribution, the corporation would not be able to pay its debts as the debts become due in the usual course of business, or the corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the corporation were dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of shareowners whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution. Accordingly, we may not make a distribution on our stock if, after giving effect to the distribution, we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business or our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock then outstanding. We may incur additional indebtedness, which may harm our financial position and cash flow and potentially impact our ability to pay dividends on our stock. Our governing documents do not limit us from incurring additional indebtedness and other liabilities; however, certain loan covenants include certain restrictions regarding future indebtedness. As of December 31, 2017, we had $3.6 billion of consolidated indebtedness outstanding, and our beneficial interest in both our consolidated debt and the debt of our unconsolidated joint ventures was $4.7 billion. We may incur additional indebtedness and become more highly leveraged, which could harm our financial position and potentially limit our cash available to pay dividends. We may change the distribution policy for our common stock in the future. The decision to declare and pay dividends on our common stock in the future, as well as the timing, amount, and composition of any such future dividends, will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our earnings, FFO, liquidity, financial condition, capital requirements, contractual prohibitions, or other limitations under our indebtedness and preferred shares, the annual dividend requirements under the REIT provisions of the Code, state law and such other factors as our Board of Directors deems relevant. Further, we have regularly issued new shares of common equity as compensation to our employees, and we have periodically issued new shares of capital stock pursuant to public offerings or acquisitions. Any future issuances may substantially increase the cash required to pay dividends at current or higher levels. Our actual dividend payable will be determined by our Board of Directors based upon the circumstances at the time of declaration. Although we have regularly paid dividends on a quarterly basis on our common and preferred stock in the past, and since we went public in 1992 we have never reduced our regular common dividend and have increased it 20 times, we do not guarantee we will continue to do so in the future. Any change in our dividend policy could have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. 24 REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to execute our business plan. In order for us to qualify to be taxed as a REIT, and assuming that certain other requirements are also satisfied, we generally must distribute at least 90% of REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding any net capital gains, to our shareowners each year. To this point, we have historically distributed at least 100% of our taxable income and thereby avoided income tax altogether. To the extent we satisfy this distribution requirement and qualify for taxation as a REIT, but distribute less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, we will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on our undistributed net taxable income and could be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax if the actual amount that is distributed to shareowners in a calendar year is less than “the required minimum distribution amount” specified under U.S. federal income tax laws. We intend to make distributions to our shareowners to comply with the REIT requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. From time to time, we might generate taxable income greater than our cash flow as a result of differences in timing between the recognition of taxable income and the actual receipt of cash or the effect of nondeductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves, or required debt or amortization payments. If we do not have other funds available in these situations, we could be required to access capital on unfavorable terms (the receipt of which cannot be assured), sell assets at disadvantageous prices, distribute amounts that would otherwise be invested in future acquisitions, capital expenditures or repayment of debt, or make taxable distributions of capital stock or debt securities to make distributions sufficient to pay out enough REIT taxable income to satisfy the REIT distribution requirement and avoid corporate income tax and the 4% excise tax in a particular year. These alternatives could increase costs or reduce our equity. Further, amounts distributed will not be available to fund the growth of our business. Thus, compliance with the REIT requirements may adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to execute our business plan. 25 Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS. None. Item 2. PROPERTIES. Ownership The following table sets forth certain information about each of our shopping centers. The table includes only shopping centers in operation at December 31, 2017. Shopping centers are owned in fee other than Beverly Center, Cherry Creek Shopping Center, City Creek Center, International Market Place, and International Plaza, which are held under ground leases expiring between 2042 and 2104. CityOn.Xi'an and CityOn.Zhengzhou use Chinese state-owned land and are subject to a property-use right, expiring in 2051 for both shopping centers. Certain of the shopping centers are partially owned through joint ventures. Generally, our joint venture partners have ongoing rights with regard to the disposition of our interest in the joint ventures, as well as the approval of certain major matters. Shopping Center Anchors Sq. Ft of GLA/ Mall GLA as of 12/31/17 Year Opened/ Expanded Year Acquired Ownership % as of 12/31/17 Consolidated Businesses: Beverly Center Los Angeles, CA Cherry Creek Shopping Center Denver, CO City Creek Center Salt Lake City, UT Dolphin Mall Miami, FL The Gardens on El Paseo Palm Desert, CA Great Lakes Crossing Outlets Auburn Hills, MI (Detroit Metropolitan Area) The Mall at Green Hills Nashville, TN International Market Place Waikiki, Honolulu, HI The Mall of San Juan San Juan, PR The Mall at Short Hills Short Hills, NJ Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield Chesterfield, MO (St. Louis Metropolitan Area) Twelve Oaks Mall Novi, MI (Detroit Metropolitan Area) Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom Macy's, Nordstrom Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Bloomingdale's Outlet, Burlington Coat Factory Cobb Theatres, Dave & Buster's, Marshalls, Neiman Marcus-Last Call, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Saks Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue AMC Theatres, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Burlington Coat Factory, Legoland, Lord & Taylor Outlet, Neiman Marcus-Last Call, Round 1 Bowling and Amusement, Saks Off Fifth, Sea Life Dillard's, Macy's, Nordstrom Saks Fifth Avenue Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue 793,000 469,000 1,025,000 623,000 622,000 341,000 1,429,000 702,000 236,000 186,000 1,355,000 533,000 851,000 339,000 343,000 263,000 626,000 388,000 1982 1990/1998/ 2015 2012 2001/2007/ 2015 100% 50% 100% 100% 1998/2010 2011 100% (1) 1998 100% (2) 1955/2011 2011 100% 2016 2015 Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom 1,453,000 546,000 (3) 1980/1994/ 1995/2011 Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Restoration Hardware Outlet 299,000 299,000 2013 JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Nordstrom, Sears 1,518,000 549,000 1977/1978/ 2007/2008 Total GLA Total Mall GLA TRG% of Total GLA TRG% of Total Mall GLA 10,550,000 5,238,000 9,984,000 4,890,000 93.5% 95% 100% 100% 100% (1) GLA includes the Neiman Marcus-Last Call store, which in August 2017 elected to terminate its lease. The lease termination became effective January 31, 2018. (2) GLA does not reflect the incremental GLA to be added in connection with the redevelopment project currently ongoing at the center. (3) GLA includes the former Saks Fifth Avenue store, which closed in September 2016. This space is currently under redevelopment. 26 Shopping Center Anchors Unconsolidated Joint Ventures: CityOn.Xi'an Xi'an, China CityOn.Zhengzhou Zhengzhou, China Country Club Plaza Kansas City, MO Wangfujing G-Super, Wangfujing Fair Oaks Fairfax, VA (Washington, DC Metropolitan Area) JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s (two locations), Sears Sq. Ft of GLA/ Mall GLA as of 12/31/17 Year Opened/ Expanded Year Acquired Ownership % as of 12/31/17 996,000 694,000 917,000 619,000 2016 2017 50% 49% 1,001,000 781,000 1,559,000 563,000 (4) (5) 1922/1977/ 2000/2015 1980/1987/ 1988/2000 2016 50% 50% International Plaza Tampa, FL The Mall at Millenia Orlando, FL Stamford Town Center Stamford, CT Starfield Hanam Hanam, South Korea Sunvalley Concord, CA (San Francisco Metropolitan Area) The Mall at University Town Center Sarasota, FL Waterside Shops Naples, FL Westfarms West Hartford, CT 2001/2015 50.1% 2002 1982/2007 50% 50% 2016 34.3% 1967/1981 2002 50% 2014 50% 1992/2006/ 2008 1974/1983/ 1997 2003 50% 79% Dillard’s, Life Time Athletic, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus Macy’s, Saks Off 5th PK Market, Shinsegae, Traders JCPenney, Macy’s (two locations), Sears Dillard's, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s (two locations), Nordstrom Total GLA Total Mall GLA TRG% of Total GLA TRG% of Total Mall GLA Grand Total GLA Grand Total Mall GLA TRG% of Total GLA TRG% of Total Mall GLA 1,253,000 617,000 1,122,000 522,000 761,000 438,000 1,701,000 971,000 1,320,000 481,000 861,000 440,000 341,000 201,000 1,271,000 501,000 13,103,000 6,828,000 6,645,000 3,401,000 23,653,000 12,066,000 16,629,000 8,291,000 (4) GLA includes 220,000 square feet of office property. (5) GLA includes approximately 100,000 square feet of GLA related to the second level of the Sears space which was vacated in the fourth quarter of 2016. 27 Anchors The following table summarizes certain information regarding the anchors at the operating centers (excluding value and outlet centers) as of December 31, 2017: Name Macy’s Bloomingdale’s (1) Macy’s Macy’s Men’s Store/Furniture Gallery Total Nordstrom Hudson's Bay Company Lord & Taylor (2) Saks Fifth Avenue Saks Off Fifth (3) Total JCPenney Dillard's Sears Wangfujing Shinsegae PK Market Shinsegae Total Neiman Marcus (6) Traders Life Time Athletic G-Super Total Number of Anchor Stores GLA (in thousands of square feet) % of GLA 3 12 3 18 9 3 5 1 9 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 641 2,539 489 3,669 1,302 392 375 78 845 745 607 (4) 569 (5) 565 63 485 548 402 183 56 36 17.8% 6.3% 4.1% 3.6% 3.0% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7% 2.0% 0.9% 0.3% 0.2% 57 9,527 46.3% (7) (1) Excludes one Bloomingdale's Outlet store at a value center. (2) Excludes one Lord & Taylor Outlet store at an outlet center. (3) Excludes two Saks Off 5th stores at value and outlet centers. (4) GLA reflects the opening of the new Dillard's store at The Mall at Green Hills in March 2017 in connection with the redevelopment project currently ongoing at the center. (5) Excludes the GLA related to the second level of the Sears space at Fair Oaks, which was vacated in the fourth quarter of 2016. (6) Excludes two Neiman Marcus-Last Call stores at value and outlet centers. The Neiman Marcus-Last Call lease at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets was terminated effective January 31, 2018. (7) Percentages may not add due to rounding. 28 Mortgage Debt and Construction Financings The following table sets forth certain information regarding the mortgages and construction financings encumbering the centers as of December 31, 2017. All mortgage debt and construction financings in the table below are non-recourse to the Operating Partnership except for the TRG $65 million revolving credit facility and the debt encumbering International Market Place. The Operating Partnership has provided limited guarantees regarding the mortgage debt encumbering City Creek Center. In addition, as of December 31, 2017, the entities that own Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, The Gardens on El Paseo, and Twelve Oaks Mall were guarantors under our $475 million and $300 million unsecured term loans and $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit. See "Note 8 - Notes Payable, Net - Debt Covenants and Guarantees" to our consolidated financial statements for more information on loan guarantees. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Upcoming Maturities and Financings" for more information on the expected payoff of the $475 million unsecured term loan as well as a new loan on Twelve Oaks Mall. 29 e t a D t s e i l r a E o t d e w o l l A y a p e r P t u o h t i w y t l a n e P 7 2 0 2 / 1 / 2 1 % 1 r o e c n a n e t n i a M d l e i Y f o d i a p e r P l a p i c n i r P e c n a n e t n i a M d l e i Y r o e c n a s a e f e D a i v y a p e r P t n e m y a p e r P t s e i l r a E r e t a e r G e t a D 8 1 0 2 / 1 / 6 s e t a R t s e r e t n I e t a R d e x i F r e b m u N - e n O f o r a e Y n o i s n e t x E s n o i t p O y t i r u t a M e t a D t b e D l a u n n A e c i v r e S d n a l a p i c n i r P ( ) t s e r e t n I ) s d n a s u o h t ( n o i t a z i t r o m A ) s d n a s u o h t ( ) s d n a s u o h t ( o t e l b a l i a v A w a r D 7 1 / 1 3 / 2 1 e c n a l a B d e t a t S t s e r e t n I f o s a e t a R 7 1 / 1 3 / 2 1 m u m i x a M n a o L t n u o m A ) s d n a s u o h t ( s ' O C T n i d e t a d i l o s n o C s r e t n e C % s ' G R T / s t n e m e t a t S l a i c n a n i F % 0 0 1 n a h t s s e l f i p i h s r e n w O 8 2 0 2 / 1 / 6 y l n o t s e r e t n I 0 0 0 , 0 5 5 $ % 5 8 . 3 ) % 0 5 ( r e t n e C g n i p p o h S k e e r C y r r e h C e m i t y n a t A d i a p e r P l a p i c n i r P % 0 5 . 0 - % 5 2 . 0 e m i t y n a t A f i p a C . % 0 6 . 1 + R O B I L g n i r u d d n a % 5 7 . 2 > R O B I L ) 1 ( n o i s n e t x e A N e m i t y n a t A e t a R . % 5 7 . 1 + R O B I L % 0 6 . 1 + R O B I L o t s e s a e r c e d n i a t r e c g n i v e i h c a n o p u s e r u s a e m e c n a m r o f r e p 2 2 8 1 0 2 / 1 / 2 1 y l n o t s e r e t n I 3 2 0 2 / 1 / 5 2 2 0 2 / 6 / 9 r o e c n a s a e f e D / d i a p e r P l a p i c n i r P % 5 . 0 e c n a n e t n i a M d l e i Y f o r e t a e r G e m i t y n a t A e t a R d e x i F 3 2 0 2 / 1 / 8 0 9 0 , 5 $ s r a e y 0 3 , g n i z i t r o m A e c n a s a e f e D e m i t y n a t A e t a R d e x i F 3 2 0 2 / 6 / 1 7 7 2 , 2 1 s r a e y 0 3 , g n i z i t r o m A 7 2 0 2 / 1 / 4 % 1 r o e c n a n e t n i a M d l e i Y f o r e t a e r G d i a p e r P l a p i c n i r P e m i t y n a t A e t a R d e x i F 7 2 0 2 / 1 / 0 1 y l n o t s e r e t n I 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 1 % 8 4 . 3 s l l i H t r o h S t a l l a M e h T 6 2 0 2 / 2 / 1 % 1 r o e c n a n e t n i a M d l e i Y f o r e t a e r G d i a p e r P l a p i c n i r P 1 2 0 2 / 1 / 4 e t a R d e x i F 6 2 0 2 / 1 / 4 y l n o t s e r e t n I 9 1 0 2 / 1 / 5 l i t n u s n i g e b n o i t a z i t r o m A s r a e y 0 3 , 9 1 0 2 / 1 / 5 e m i t y n a t A d i a p e r P l a p i c n i r P % 0 5 . 0 - % 5 2 . 0 e m i t y n a t A d e p p a w s , % 0 7 . 1 + R O B I L 8 1 0 2 / 0 3 / 4 l i t n u 8 1 0 2 / 3 1 / 7 6 9 5 , 5 1 , s r a e y 5 2 , g n i z i t r o m A e t a r % 5 . 7 d e m u s s a 1 2 0 2 / 2 / 9 % 1 r o e c n a n e t n i a M d l e i Y f o r e t a e r G d i a p e r P l a p i c n i r P e m i t y n a t A e t a R d e x i F 1 2 0 2 / 1 / 2 1 0 8 5 , 0 2 s r a e y 0 3 , g n i z i t r o m A 9 1 0 2 / 1 / 2 1 d i a p e r P l a p i c n i r P % 0 0 . 2 - % 0 5 . 0 e m i t y n a t A o t d e p p a w s , % 5 7 . 1 + R O B I L y t i r u t a m 1 2 0 2 / 1 / 2 1 0 1 7 , 8 s r a e y 0 3 , g n i z i t r o m A 0 0 0 , 0 2 3 2 0 4 , 0 6 2 7 7 4 , 9 0 3 6 5 6 , 5 6 1 % 5 8 . 3 % 0 1 . 4 % 5 8 . 4 % 8 5 . 3 ) % 0 5 ( a z a l P b u l C y r t n u o C ) % 0 5 ( s k a O r i a F ) % 1 . 0 5 ( a z a l P l a n o i t a n r e t n I ) % 1 . 0 5 ( a z a l P l a n o i t a n r e t n I A N A N A N e m i t y n a t A % 0 4 . 1 + R O B I L 8 1 0 2 / 8 2 / 4 y l n o t s e r e t n I 4 9 7 , 0 4 5 5 6 , 9 1 % 6 9 . 2 0 0 0 , 5 6 y t i l i c a F t i d e r C g n i v l o v e R M 5 6 $ G R T t b e D d e r u c e S d e t a d i l o s n o C r e h t O e m i t y n a t A o t d e p p a w s , % 0 4 . 1 + R O B I L y t i r u t a m e m i t y n a t A e s a b C O B P B M R e h t f o % 0 3 1 5 > m r e t n a o l a r o f e t a r g n i d n e l h c a e n a J s t e s e r e t a R . s r a e y r a e y 4 2 0 2 / 1 / 3 y l n o t s e r e t n I 0 0 0 , 2 1 9 4 . 3 s r e t r a u q d a e H . . 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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. On October 17, 2017, Plaza Internacional Puerto Rico LLC (Plaza Internacional), the owner of The Mall of San Juan (the Mall), filed a civil action in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, San Juan Judicial Center, Superior Court, Civil No. SJ2017CV02094 (503), against Saks Fifth Avenue Puerto Rico, Inc. (Saks PR), and Saks Incorporated (Saks Inc.). The lawsuit asks the court to compel Saks PR and Saks Inc. to immediately repair and remediate the Saks Fifth Avenue store (the Store) that was damaged by Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, to reopen the Store on the completion of the reconstruction, and to operate the Store in accordance with the Operating Covenant contained in the Construction, Operation and Reciprocal Easement Agreement among Plaza Internacional, Saks PR, and Nordstrom Puerto Rico LLC (Nordstrom PR) made as of April 23, 2013 (the REA). In response, Saks PR and Saks Inc. filed a Counterclaim, alleging that they have no obligation to repair, remediate, reconstruct, or reopen the Store, asserting various alleged breaches of the REA and other operating agreements. Should Saks PR prevail, Nordstrom PR and other Mall tenants may then have the right to terminate their own operating covenants or leases. Plaza Internacional is vigorously prosecuting its claims and defending the Counterclaim. An unfavorable outcome may have a material and adverse effect on our business and our results of operations. Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES. Not applicable. 31 PART II Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES. The common stock of Taubman Centers, Inc. is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: TCO). As of February 26, 2018, the 60,909,479 outstanding shares of common stock were held by 388 holders of record. A substantially greater number of holders are beneficial owners whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers, and other financial institutions. The closing price per share of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on February 26, 2018 was $61.81. The following table presents the dividends declared on our common stock and the range of closing share prices of our common stock for each quarter of 2017 and 2016: 2017 Quarter Ended March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 2016 Quarter Ended March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 Market Quotations High Low Dividends $ 76.17 $ 64.08 $ 0.625 66.64 61.90 65.71 57.77 49.14 46.30 0.625 0.625 0.625 Market Quotations High Low Dividends $ 77.24 $ 66.67 $ 0.595 74.20 81.63 75.21 68.21 73.64 69.69 0.595 0.595 0.595 The restrictions on our ability to pay dividends on our common stock are set forth in "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Dividends." 32 Shareowner Return Performance Graph The following line graph sets forth the cumulative total returns on a $100 investment in each of our common stock, the MSCI US REIT Index, the FTSE NAREIT Equity Retail Index, the S&P 500 Index, and the S&P 400 MidCap Index for the period December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2017 (assuming in all cases, the reinvestment of dividends): Taubman Centers Inc. MSCI US REIT Index FTSE NAREIT Equity Retail Index S&P 500 Index S&P 400 MidCap Index 12/31/2012 12/31/2013 12/31/2014 12/31/2015 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 $ 100.00 $ 83.50 $ 109.12 $ 112.98 $ 112.45 $ 103.74 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 102.47 101.86 132.38 133.46 133.60 129.99 150.49 146.45 136.97 135.92 152.57 143.26 148.75 137.21 170.77 172.92 156.38 130.67 208.05 200.98 Note: The stock performance shown on the graph above is not necessarily indicative of future price performance. 33 Equity Purchases Our Board of Directors previously authorized a share repurchase program under which we were permitted to repurchase up to $450 million of our outstanding common stock. As of December 31, 2017, we cumulatively repurchased 4,247,867 shares of our common stock at an average price of $71.79 per share, for a total of $304.9 million under the authorization. All shares repurchased were cancelled. For each share of our stock repurchased, one of our TRG Units was redeemed. Repurchases of common stock were financed with general corporate funds, including borrowings under existing revolving lines of credit. The restrictions on our ability to pay dividends on our common stock are set forth in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Dividends." 34 Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. The following table sets forth selected financial data and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto and MD&A included in this report. STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA: Rents, recoveries, and other shopping center revenues Net income (1) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests Distributions to participating securities of TRG Preferred dividends Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners Net income per common share – diluted (1) Dividends declared per common share (2) Year Ended December 31 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 (in thousands, except per share amounts, per square foot amounts, and shares outstanding) $ 629,165 $ 612,557 $ 557,172 $ 679,129 $ 767,154 112,757 (32,052) (2,300) (23,138) 55,267 0.91 2.50 188,151 (55,538) (2,117) (23,138) 107,358 1.77 2.38 192,557 1,278,122 (58,430) (1,969) (23,138) 109,020 1.76 2.26 (385,109) (6,018) (23,138) 863,857 13.47 2.16 189,368 (56,778) (1,749) (20,933) 109,908 1.71 2.00 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic 60,675,129 60,363,416 61,389,113 63,267,800 63,591,523 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted 61,040,495 60,829,555 62,161,334 64,921,064 64,575,412 Number of common shares outstanding at end of period 60,832,918 60,430,613 60,233,561 63,324,409 63,101,614 Ownership percentage of TRG at end of period 71% 71% 71% 72% 71% BALANCE SHEET DATA: Real estate before accumulated depreciation Total assets Total debt, net 4,461,045 4,214,592 3,555,228 4,173,954 4,010,912 3,255,512 3,713,215 3,546,510 2,627,088 3,262,505 3,214,901 2,025,505 4,485,090 3,506,222 3,058,053 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Funds from Operations attributable to TCO's common shareowners (1)(3) Mall tenant sales - all centers (4)(5) Sales per square foot (4)(6) Number of shopping centers at end of period Ending Mall GLA in thousands of square feet Leased space - all centers (7)(8) Ending occupancy - all centers (7) Average base rent per square foot (7)(9): Consolidated businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined 215,786 239,963 207,084 200,356 236,662 6,327,787 5,773,614 5,177,988 4,969,462 6,180,095 810 24 792 23 12,066 11,722 95.9% 94.8% 95.6% 93.9% 785 19 8,804 96.1% 94.2% 792 18 8,332 96.0% 94.1% 819 25 11,677 96.7% 95.8% $ $ 64.82 58.31 61.66 $ 63.83 58.10 61.07 $ 61.37 57.28 59.41 $ 59.48 58.65 59.14 59.88 52.68 57.33 35 (1) In 2017, net income and FFO include $13.8 million of costs associated with a restructuring charge, $14.5 million of costs associated with shareowner activism, an $11.6 million gain recognized at the time of conversion of our remaining investment in Simon Property Group Limited Partnership units to common shares of Simon Property Group, Inc., and a $0.4 million charge recognized in connection with the partial write-off of deferred financing costs related to an amendment of our primary unsecured revolving line of credit in February 2017. In 2016, net income and FFO include a lump sum payment of $21.7 million we received in connection with the termination of our third party leasing agreement at The Shops at Crystals, $3.0 million of costs associated with shareowner activism, and an $11.1 million gain and $0.5 million of income tax expense recognized at the time of conversion of a portion of our investment in partnership units in Simon Property Group Limited Partnership to common shares of Simon Property Group, Inc. In 2015, net income and FFO include an impairment charge of $11.8 million related to the pre-development of The Mall at Miami Worldcenter and the net reversal of $2.0 million of prior period share-based compensation expenses recognized upon the announcement of an executive management transition. In 2014, net income includes a $629.7 million gain on the dispositions of the seven centers to Starwood and a $476.9 million gain, net of tax, from the dispositions of interests in International Plaza, Arizona Mills, and land in Syosset, New York related to the former Oyster Bay project. In 2014, net income and FFO include expenses related to the sale of seven centers to Starwood completed in October 2014. Specifically, these measures reflect charges of $36.4 million ($36.0 million at our beneficial share) related to the loss on extinguishment of debt of certain of these centers; charges of $7.8 million ($7.4 million at our beneficial share) related to the discontinuation of hedge accounting on the interest rate swap previously designated to hedge the MacArthur Center note payable; and a restructuring charge of $3.7 million and disposition costs of $3.3 million incurred related to the sale. FFO is defined and discussed in "MD&A – Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures." (2) Amount excludes a special dividend of $4.75 per share in 2014, which was declared as a result of the sale of seven centers to Starwood. (3) Reconciliations of net income attributable to TCO common shareowners to FFO for 2017, 2016, and 2015 are provided in "MD&A - Non-GAAP Measures - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures." For 2014, net income attributable to TCO common shareowners of $863.9 million, subtracting our beneficial share of gain on disposition of $1.1 billion, adding back depreciation and amortization of $142.5 million, TCO's additional income tax expense of $0.4 million, noncontrolling interests of $350.9 million, and distributions to participating securities of $6.0 million arrives at TRG's FFO of $280.5 million, of which TCO's share was $200.4 million. For 2013, net income attributable to TCO common shareowners of $109.9 million, adding back depreciation and amortization of $172.6 million, TCO's additional income tax expense of $0.2 million, noncontrolling interests of $46.4 million, and distributions to participating securities of $1.7 million arrives at TRG’s FFO of $330.8 million, of which TCO’s share was $236.7 million. "Mall tenant sales - all centers" statistic for 2013 includes sales for the centers sold to Starwood. (4) Based on reports of sales furnished by mall tenants. (5) (6) For all periods presented, this amount represents sales per square foot of comparable centers, which are generally defined as centers that were owned and open for the entire current and preceding period, excluding centers impacted by significant redevelopment activity. The Mall of San Juan has been excluded from "comparable center" statistics as a result of Hurricane Maria and the expectation that the center's performance will be materially impacted for the foreseeable future. (7) See "MD&A – Rental Rates and Occupancy" for information regarding this statistic. (8) Leased space comprises both occupied space and space that is leased but not yet occupied. (9) Amounts exclude spaces greater than 10,000 square feet. 36 Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains various "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events and performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expected because of various risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Taubman Centers, Inc. and the notes thereto, as well as "Risk Factors" elsewhere in this report. General Background and Performance Measurement Taubman Centers, Inc. (TCO) is a Michigan corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (the Operating Partnership or TRG) is a majority-owned partnership subsidiary of TCO that owns direct or indirect interests in all of our real estate properties. In this report, the terms "we", "us", and "our" refer to TCO, the Operating Partnership, and/or the Operating Partnership's subsidiaries as the context may require. We own, manage, lease, acquire, dispose of, develop, and expand retail shopping centers and interests therein. The Consolidated Businesses consist of shopping centers and entities that are controlled by ownership or contractual agreements, The Taubman Company LLC (Manager), and Taubman Properties Asia LLC and its subsidiaries (Taubman Asia). Shopping centers owned through joint ventures that are not controlled by us but over which we have significant influence (Unconsolidated Joint Ventures) are accounted for under the equity method. References in this discussion to "beneficial interest" refer to our ownership or pro-rata share of the item being discussed. Investors are cautioned that deriving our beneficial interest as our ownership interest in individual financial statement items may not accurately depict the legal and economic implications of holding a noncontrolling interest in an investee. The comparability of information used in measuring performance is affected by the openings of CityOn.Zhengzhou in March 2017, Starfield Hanam in September 2016, CityOn.Xi'an in April 2016 (see "Results of Operations - Taubman Asia"), and International Market Place in August 2016 (see "Results of Operations - U.S. Development"), the acquisition of Country Club Plaza in March 2016 (see "Results of Operations - Acquisition - Country Club Plaza"), and the renovation of Beverly Center beginning in 2016 (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Spending - Planned Capital Spending - Redevelopments"). Additional "comparable center" statistics that exclude the centers noted above are provided to present the performance of comparable centers. Comparable centers are generally defined as centers that were owned and open for the entire current and preceding period presented, excluding centers impacted by significant redevelopment activity. Comparable center statistics for 2016 have been restated to include comparable centers to 2017. This affects the comparability of our operating results period over period. Additionally, The Mall of San Juan has been excluded from "comparable center" statistics as a result of Hurricane Maria and the expectation that the center's performance will be materially impacted for the foreseeable future (see "Results of Operations - Hurricane Maria and The Mall of San Juan"). 37 Overall Summary of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Our primary source of revenue is from the leasing of space in our shopping centers. Generally these leases are long term, with our average lease term of new leases at approximately seven and six years during 2017 and 2016, respectively, excluding temporary leases. Where appropriate, we are making decisions as we re-tenant space to use some shorter leases in order to maintain occupancy, merchandising, and preserve cash flow when possible. Therefore general economic trends most directly impact our mall tenants’ sales and consequently their ability to perform under their existing lease agreements and expand into new locations as well as our ability to find new tenants for our shopping centers and increase rent per square foot. For the fourth quarter of 2017, comparable mall tenant sales per square foot increased 3.2% from the corresponding period in 2016. For all of 2017, comparable mall tenant sales per square foot were $810, a 2.3% increase from 2016. Ending occupancy was 95.0% for comparable centers at December 31, 2017, up 0.3% from 2016. The rents we are able to achieve are affected by economic trends and tenants’ expectations thereof, as described under "Rental Rates and Occupancy." The spread between rents on openings and closings may not be indicative of future periods, as this statistic is not computed on comparable tenant spaces, and can vary significantly from period to period depending on the total amount, location, and average size of tenant space opening and closing in the period. Mall tenant sales, occupancy levels, and our resulting revenues are seasonal in nature (see "Seasonality"). Our analysis of our financial results begins under "Results of Operations" and we provide information about transactions that affected the periods presented or will affect operations in the future. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria adversely impacted The Mall of San Juan (see "Results of Operations - Hurricane Maria and The Mall of San Juan"). In March 2016, a joint venture we formed with The Macerich Company acquired Country Club Plaza, a mixed-use retail and office property in Kansas City, Missouri (see "Results of Operations - Acquisition - Country Club Plaza"). We have been active in developing our U.S. shopping center portfolio, including the openings of International Market Place in August 2016, and The Mall of San Juan in March 2015 (see "Results of Operations - U.S. Development" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Spending - New Developments"). We have incurred charges related to ongoing shareowner activism campaigns as well as a restructuring in 2017 (see "Results of Operations - Shareowner Activism" and "Results of Operations - Restructuring"). In December 2015, we recognized an impairment charge for the write-off of previously capitalized costs related to the pre- development of The Mall at Miami Worldcenter (Miami Worldcenter), a former development project in Miami, Florida (see "Results of Operations - Impairment Charge"). We also describe our growth activities in Asia including the openings of CityOn.Zhengzhou in March 2017, Starfield Hanam in September 2016, and CityOn.Xi'an in April 2016, as well as our service agreements for the Studio City retail project in the Cotai region of Macau, China, which opened in the fourth quarter of 2015, and for IFC Mall in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, although the services at IFC Mall ended in 2017 in connection with a change in ownership of the center (see "Results of Operations – Taubman Asia"). In April 2016, our third party leasing agreement for The Shops at Crystals (Crystals) was terminated in connection with a change in ownership of the center (see "Results of Operations - The Shops at Crystals"). We have certain additional sources of income beyond our rental revenues, recoveries from tenants, and revenue from management, leasing, and development services. We disclose our share of these sources of income under "Results of Operations – Other Income." We also disclose detail of our nonoperating income and expenses under "Results of Operations – Nonoperating Income (Expense)." We have completed multiple financings during the three-year period ended December 31, 2017 (see "Results of Operations – Debt Transactions"). During 2015, we repurchased $252.6 million of common stock under a share repurchase program. No common stock was repurchased during 2016 or 2017 (see "Results of Operations - Share Repurchase Program"). 38 With all the preceding information as background, we then provide insight and explanations for variances in our financial results for 2017, 2016, and 2015 under "Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2017 to the Year Ended December 31, 2016" and "Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2016 to the Year Ended December 31, 2015." We provide a discussion of results of center operations (see "Results of Operations - Comparable and Non-Comparable Center Operations"). Our discussion of sources and uses of capital resources under "Liquidity and Capital Resources" begins with an overview of our financial position as of December 31, 2017. After that, analysis of specific operating, investing, and financing activities is provided in more detail. Analysis of our fixed and floating rates and periods of interest rate risk exposure is provided under "Liquidity and Capital Resources – Beneficial Interest in Debt." Completing our analysis of our exposure to rates are the effects of changes in interest rates on our cash flows and fair values of debt contained under "Liquidity and Capital Resources – Sensitivity Analysis." Also see "Liquidity and Capital Resources – Loan Commitments and Guarantees" for a discussion of compliance with debt covenants. In conducting our business, we enter into various contractual obligations, including those for debt, operating leases for land and office space, purchase obligations, and other long-term commitments. Detail of these obligations, including expected settlement periods, is contained under "Liquidity and Capital Resources – Contractual Obligations." Property-level debt represents the largest single class of obligations. Described under "Liquidity and Capital Resources – Loan Commitments and Guarantees" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources – Cash Tender Agreement" are our significant guarantees and commitments. We have ongoing redevelopment projects at Beverly Center and The Mall at Green Hills (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Redevelopments"). We also provide information on our capital spending in 2017 and 2016, as well as planned capital spending for 2018 (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Spending"). Dividends and distributions are also significant uses of our capital resources. The factors considered when determining the amount of our dividends, including requirements arising because of our status as a REIT, are described under "Liquidity and Capital Resources – Dividends." We then discuss our application of critical accounting policies and consideration of new accounting pronouncements. Finally, we describe the reasons for our use of non-GAAP measures, Net Operating Income (NOI) and Funds from Operations (FFO), and provide reconciliations from net income and net income allocable to common shareowners to such measures in "Non- GAAP Measures" following "Liquidity and Capital Resources." 39 Mall Tenant Sales and Center Revenues The U.S. shopping center industry is currently facing a number of challenges. Across the industry, department store sales have weakened and store closures have increased, with mature mall tenants and anchors rationalizing square footage. Tenant sales have been in an extended period of flattened growth. While there has been some stabilization of the retail landscape recently, the retail headwinds have the potential to be prolonged and ultimately may still result in lost rent and increased unscheduled terminations. However, over time we believe high-quality mall portfolios such as ours will continue to gain market share of tenant sales and rents. Our comparable mall tenants reported a 3.2% increase in mall tenant sales per square foot in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016. For all of 2017, our comparable mall tenant sales increased 2.3% over 2016 to $810 per square foot. Over the long term, the level of mall tenant sales remains the single most important determinant of revenues of the shopping centers because mall tenants provide approximately 90% of these revenues and mall tenant sales determine the amount of rent, overage rent, and recoverable expenses, excluding utilities (together, total occupancy costs) that mall tenants can afford to pay. However, levels of mall tenant sales can be considerably more volatile in the short run than total occupancy costs, and may be impacted significantly, either positively or negatively, by the success or lack of success of a small number of tenants or even a single tenant. We believe that the ability of mall tenants to pay occupancy costs and earn profits over long periods of time increases as mall tenant sales per square foot increase, whether through inflation or real growth in customer spending. Because most mall tenants have certain fixed expenses, the occupancy costs that they can afford to pay and still be profitable are a higher percentage of mall tenant sales at higher sales per square foot. Mall tenant sales directly impact the amount of overage rents certain tenants and certain anchors pay. The effects of increases or declines in mall tenant sales on our operations are moderated by the relatively minor share of total rents that overage rents represent. Overage rent is very difficult to predict as it is highly dependent upon the sales performance of specific mall tenants in specific centers, and is typically paid by a small number of our tenants in any given period. Over the last five years, overage rent as a share of total rent has ranged from 5% to 6%. In negotiating lease renewals, we generally intend to maximize the minimum rents we achieve. As a result, a tenant will generally pay a higher amount of minimum rent and an initially lower amount of overage rent upon renewal. While mall tenant sales are critical over the long term, the high-quality mall business has generally been a very stable business model with its diversity of income from thousands of tenants, its staggered lease maturities, and high proportion of fixed rent. However, a sustained trend in mall tenant sales does impact, either negatively or positively, our ability to lease vacancies and sign lease renewals, negotiate rents at advantageous rates, and collect amounts contractually due. 40 The following table summarizes mall tenant occupancy costs (the sum of minimum rents, overage rents, and expense recoveries, excluding utilities) as a percentage of sales: Mall tenant sales - all centers (in thousands) Mall tenant sales - comparable (in thousands) Sales per square foot (2) Consolidated Businesses: (3) Minimum rents Overage rents Expense recoveries Mall tenant occupancy costs as a percentage of mall tenant sales Unconsolidated Joint Ventures: (3) Minimum rents Overage rents Expense recoveries Mall tenant occupancy costs as a percentage of mall tenant sales Combined: (3) Minimum rents Overage rents Expense recoveries Mall tenant occupancy costs as a percentage of mall tenant sales 2017 (1) $ 6,327,787 4,943,268 810 2016 (1) $ 5,773,614 4,921,032 792 9.8% 0.4 5.0 15.2% 8.9% 0.7 4.1 13.7% 9.3% 0.6 4.5 14.4% 9.4% 0.5 4.7 14.6% 9.2% 0.5 4.5 14.2% 9.3% 0.5 4.6 14.4% 2015 (1) $ 5,177,988 785 9.1% 0.5 4.6 14.2% 8.8% 0.4 4.5 13.8% 9.0% 0.5 4.6 14.0% (1) Based on reports of sales furnished by mall tenants. (2) Sales per square foot excludes non-comparable centers and spaces greater than or equal to 10,000 square feet for all periods presented. Comparable center statistics for 2015 exclude Beverly Center and The Mall of San Juan. (3) Occupancy costs as a percentage of sales statistics are based on mall tenants sales of all centers reported during that period. (4) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding. 41 Rental Rates and Occupancy As leases have expired in the centers, we have generally been able to rent the available space, either to the existing tenant or a new tenant, at rental rates that are higher than those of the expired leases. Generally, center revenues have increased as older leases rolled over or were terminated early and replaced with new leases negotiated at current rental rates that were usually higher than the average rates for existing leases. In periods of increasing sales, rents on new leases will generally tend to rise. In periods of declining sales or slower growth such as we are currently experiencing, rents on new leases will grow more slowly or will decline for the opposite reason, as tenants' expectations of future growth become less optimistic. Average and base rent per square foot statistics are computed using contractual rentals per the tenant lease agreements, which reflect any lease modifications, including those for rental concessions. Rental information for comparable centers in our Consolidated Businesses and Unconsolidated Joint Ventures follows: Average rent per square foot: Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined Opening base rent per square foot: Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined Square feet of GLA opened: Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined Closing base rent per square foot: Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined Square feet of GLA closed: Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined Releasing spread per square foot: Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined Releasing spread per square foot growth: Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Combined 2017 (1) (2) 2016 (1) (2) 2015 (1) (2) $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 64.82 58.31 61.66 65.27 50.44 59.43 488,536 317,524 806,060 60.59 50.63 56.61 534,099 354,959 889,058 $ $ $ 63.83 58.10 61.07 85.86 57.80 72.68 422,752 374,119 796,871 72.60 47.85 61.19 409,088 350,060 759,148 4.68 (0.19) 2.82 7.7% (0.4) 5.0 $ 13.26 $ 9.95 11.49 18.3% 20.8 18.8 61.37 57.28 59.41 69.35 59.67 65.20 552,456 414,890 967,346 54.59 51.81 53.50 594,680 383,449 978,129 14.76 7.86 11.70 27.0% 15.2 21.9 (1) Statistics exclude non-comparable centers. Comparable center statistics for 2015 exclude Beverly Center and The Mall of San Juan. (2) Opening and closing statistics exclude spaces greater than or equal to 10,000 square feet. The spread between opening and closing rents may not be indicative of future periods, as this statistic is not computed on comparable tenant spaces, and can vary significantly from period to period depending on the total amount, location, and average size of tenant space opening and closing in the period. Broadly, the lower releasing spread reflects the recently decelerating environment for retail, as demonstrated by moderating tenant sales and lower rent growth. 42 Mall tenant ending occupancy and leased space statistics are as follows: Ending occupancy - all centers Ending occupancy - comparable centers Leased space - all centers Leased space - comparable centers 2017 (1) 2016 (1) 2015 (1) 94.8% 95.0 95.9 96.0 93.9% 94.7 95.6 96.1 94.2% 96.1 (1) Occupancy and leased space statistics include temporary in-line tenants (TILs) and anchor spaces at value and outlet centers (Dolphin Mall, Great Lakes Crossing Outlets, and Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield). Tenant bankruptcy filings have recently increased. Tenant bankruptcy filings as a percentage of the total number of tenant leases were 3.1% in 2017, compared to 0.8% in 2016, and 1.0% in 2015. However, many bankruptcies do not ultimately impact our occupancy; historically less than half of bankrupt tenants actually close. See "Seasonality" for further information on occupancy and leased space statistics. Seasonality The U.S. shopping center industry is seasonal in nature, with mall tenant sales highest in the fourth quarter due to the Christmas season, and with lesser, though still significant, sales fluctuations associated with the Easter holiday and back-to-school period. While minimum rents and recoveries are generally not subject to seasonal factors, most leases are scheduled to expire in the first quarter, and the majority of new stores open in the second half of the year in anticipation of the Christmas selling season. Additionally, most overage rents are recorded in the fourth quarter. Accordingly, revenues and occupancy levels are generally highest in the fourth quarter. Further, gains on sales of peripheral land and lease cancellation income may vary significantly from quarter to quarter. Total 4th quarter 3rd quarter 2nd quarter 1st quarter (in thousands, except occupancy and leased space data) 2017 Mall tenant sales: (1) Comparable All Centers Revenues and nonoperating income, net- Consolidated Businesses $ $ 4,943,268 6,327,787 $ 1,574,704 1,978,554 $ 1,110,111 1,475,440 $ 1,149,395 1,485,116 $ 1,109,058 1,388,677 652,993 $ 187,665 $ 155,716 $ 157,750 $ 151,862 Ending occupancy: Comparable All Centers Leased Space: Comparable All centers (1) Based on reports of sales furnished by mall tenants. 95.0% 94.8 96.0% 95.9 95.0% 94.8 96.0% 95.9 93.6% 93.5 96.3% 95.9 92.5% 92.7 95.0% 94.9 92.7% 92.1 94.3% 94.5 43 Results of Operations In addition to the results and trends in our operations discussed in the preceding sections, the following sections discuss certain transactions that affected operations in 2017, 2016, and 2015, or are expected to affect operations in the future. Hurricane Maria and The Mall of San Juan As a result of Hurricane Maria, The Mall of San Juan experienced certain interior water damage, impacts to exterior landscaping and signage, and significant damage to both Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. The shopping center closed for business for approximately one month. We are expeditiously working to repair and restore the damaged areas. We have substantial insurance to cover hurricane and flood damage, as well as business and service interruption. The business interruption coverage commences at time of loss and continues for one year after the damage is fully repaired. This coverage includes a single deductible of $2 million and policy limits of $900 million, all subject to various terms and conditions. However, we expect insurance proceeds will lag and likely will not be received in the same period the losses are incurred. Beyond physical damage, we believe the situation in Puerto Rico will adversely affect The Mall of San Juan’s business for the foreseeable future. With existing infrastructure challenges and residents and tourism being highly disrupted, we cannot provide the timing for the recovery of business and the return of normal consumer spending in Puerto Rico, which will depend on restoration of power to the island and the overall pace and progress of the rebuilding and recovery efforts. We expect that full recovery will span a significant period of time. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we recognized an estimated depreciation expense of $7 million relating to property damage and write-off of tenant allowances, which reflects a reduction of $0.9 million related to insurance proceeds expected to be received for previously capitalized expenditures. We continue to assess physical loss and will update this estimate if necessary. We anticipate that a portion of the adverse impact to the future operations of the center may be mitigated through business interruption insurance. Business interruption insurance proceeds for decreases in revenues the center experiences will be recognized in income when received, which will lag any declines in revenues. Under our reciprocal easement agreement with Nordstrom Puerto Rico LLC and Saks Fifth Avenue Puerto Rico, Inc., Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue are required to promptly remediate and repair their stores and to reopen them on the completion of their reconstruction. We are advised that Nordstrom has completed its remediation, and we expect Nordstrom to reopen this summer. Saks Fifth Avenue has begun its remediation efforts, but Saks Fifth Avenue has asserted that it is not required to reopen. Therefore, we have filed in the Puerto Rico superior court a complaint to compel Saks Fifth Avenue to promptly complete the repair of its store to be ready for occupancy as expeditiously as reasonably possible. Saks Fifth Avenue then filed a counterclaim against us, alleging they have no obligation to repair, remediate, reconstruct, or reopen the store. The outcome of this suit and countersuit cannot be reasonably predicted, however we are vigorously prosecuting our claims and defending the counterclaim (see "Item 3 - Legal Proceedings" for more information). The Mall of San Juan has not yet contributed materially to our net income or net operating income, with both such amounts being less than 2% of the totals for the year ended December 31, 2017. Hurricane Irma and Florida Centers We have investments in five centers in Florida. As a result of Hurricane Irma, these centers experienced certain cosmetic exterior damage and brief power outages. The impact of Hurricane Irma on the Florida centers was immaterial to our results for the year ended December 31, 2017. Acquisition - Country Club Plaza In March 2016, a joint venture we formed with The Macerich Company acquired Country Club Plaza, a mixed-use retail and office property in Kansas City, Missouri, from Highwood Properties for $660 million ($330 million at TRG’s beneficial share) in cash, excluding transaction costs. We have a 50% ownership interest in the center, which is jointly managed by both companies. Our ownership interest in the center is accounted for as an Unconsolidated Joint Venture under the equity method. Also in March 2016, our joint venture completed a 10-year, $320 million ($160 million at TRG’s beneficial share) non-recourse financing on Country Club Plaza. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Acquisition" for more information on this financing. In March 2017, the joint venture sold the Valencia Place office tower at Country Club Plaza, which was a component of the mixed-use property acquired, for $75.2 million ($37.6 million at TRG’s beneficial share). The joint venture recognized a gain on the sale of the Valencia Place office tower, of which TRG's beneficial share, net of tax, was $2.1 million. 44 U.S. Development In August 2016, International Market Place opened in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. We have a 93.5% controlling interest in the center. In March 2015, The Mall of San Juan opened in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In April 2015, we acquired an additional 15% interest in The Mall of San Juan, bringing our ownership in the center to 95%. The additional interest was acquired at cost. Shareowner Activism During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, we incurred $14.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of expense associated with activities related to shareowner activism, largely legal and advisory services. Also included in these costs is a retention program for certain employees. Given the uncertainties associated with shareowner activism and to ensure the retention of our top talent in key positions, certain key employees were provided certain incentive benefits in the form of cash and/or equity retention awards. We, along with our Board of Directors, believe these benefits are instrumental in ensuring our continued success. Restructuring We incurred $13.8 million of expenses during 2017, related to a restructuring effort to reduce our workforce and reorganize various areas of the organization in response to the completion of another major development cycle and the current near-term challenges facing the U.S. mall industry. Impairment Charge In 2015, we made a decision not to move forward with an enclosed shopping mall that was intended to be part of the Miami Worldcenter mixed-use, urban development in Miami, Florida. As a result of this decision, an impairment charge of $11.8 million was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2015, which represents previously capitalized costs related to the pre-development of the enclosed mall plan. The impairment charge was recorded within Equity in Income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Taubman Asia Through a joint venture with Wangfujing Group Co., Ltd (Wangfujing), one of China's largest department store chains, we own an interest in a shopping center, CityOn.Xi'an, located at Xi'an Saigao City Plaza in Xi'an, China, which opened in April 2016. We also have a joint venture with Wangfujing that owns an interest in a shopping center, CityOn.Zhengzhou, in Zhengzhou, China, which opened in March 2017. We have a 50% and 49% interest in CityOn.Xi'an and CityOn.Zhengzhou, respectively. Through a joint venture with Shinsegae Group (Shinsegae), one of South Korea's largest retailers, we have a 34.3% interest in a shopping center, Starfield Hanam, in Hanam, South Korea, which opened in September 2016. We are providing leasing and management services for the retail portion of Studio City, a cinematically-themed integrated entertainment, retail, and gaming resort developed by Melco Crown Entertainment Limited in the Cotai region of Macau, China, which opened in the fourth quarter of 2015. In addition, we provided leasing and management services for IFC Mall in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, which ended in 2017 in connection with a change in ownership of the mall. The Shops at Crystals In April 2016, our third party leasing agreement for Crystals was terminated in connection with a change in ownership of the center. As a result, we recognized management, leasing, and development services revenue for the lump sum payment of $21.7 million we received in May 2016 in connection with the termination. 45 Other Income We have certain additional sources of income beyond our rental revenues, recoveries from tenants, and revenues from management, leasing, and development services, as summarized in the following table. Shopping center and other operational revenues include parking, sponsorship, and miscellaneous income. Lease cancellation income is primarily dependent on the overall economy and performance of particular retailers in specific locations and can vary significantly from year-to-year. In 2017, our share of lease cancellation income of our consolidated and unconsolidated properties was $12.1 million, an increase of $7.5 million from 2016. Our share of lease cancellation income of our consolidated and unconsolidated properties over the last five years ranged from 2016's $4.6 million to 2017's $12.1 million. We have formed a joint venture with the Michael Mina restaurant group to own and operate four restaurants at our shopping centers, including two at International Market Place and two at Beverly Center. One of the four restaurants opened in 2016 and two more restaurants opened in 2017. Revenues from the food and beverage operations are included within Shopping center and other operational revenues in the table below. The following table provides a summary of the significant components of our consolidated other income: Other income: Shopping center and other operational revenues Lease cancellation income (1) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding. Nonoperating Income, Net 2015 2016 2017 (Operating Partnership’s share in millions) $ $ 30.5 9.1 39.5 $ $ 22.0 3.3 25.3 $ $ 18.8 4.6 23.4 The following table provides a summary of the significant components of our consolidated nonoperating income (expense): Nonoperating income, net: Gains on Simon Property Group common share conversions (1) Gains on sales of peripheral land Dividend income Interest income Insurance recoveries - The Mall of San Juan Other nonoperating income (expense) 2015 2016 2017 (Operating Partnership’s share in millions) $ $ 11.6 0.9 4.2 5.8 1.0 0.1 23.7 $ $ 11.1 1.8 3.8 5.7 0.4 22.9 $ $ 3.6 2.0 (0.3) 5.3 (1) Represents the gains recognized upon the conversions in both 2017 and 2016 of our investment in Simon Property Group Limited Partnership units to common shares of Simon Property Group. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Simon Property Group Limited Partnership Units Investment" for further discussion of our investment. (2) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding. 46 Debt Transactions A series of debt financings were completed in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017 as follows: Date Initial Loan Balance/Facility Amount (in millions) TRG secondary revolving credit facility April 2017 TRG $300 million unsecured term loan TRG primary unsecured revolving credit facility The Mall at Millenia February 2017 February 2017 December 2016 The Mall at University Town Center October 2016 Cherry Creek Shopping Center Waterside Shops TRG secondary revolving credit facility Country Club Plaza CityOn.Zhengzhou The Mall at Short Hills International Market Place Starfield Hanam Starfield Hanam U.S. Headquarters May 2016 April 2016 April 2016 March 2016 December 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 July 2015 March 2015 $65 300 (2) 1,100 (2) 50 (5) 280 550 165 65 320 128 (6) 1,000 331 292 (8) 52 12 Stated Interest Rate Maturity Date (1) LIBOR + 1.40% April 2018 (3) (4) 3.75% 3.40% 3.85% 3.86% LIBOR + 1.40% 3.85% (6) 3.48% February 2022 February 2021 (4) October 2024 November 2026 June 2028 April 2026 April 2017 April 2026 December 2026 October 2027 LIBOR + 1.75% (7) August 2018 (8) November 2020 3 Mo LIBOR + 1.60% (9) LIBOR + 1.40% (10) November 2020 March 2024 (1) Excludes any options to extend the maturities (see the notes to our consolidated financial statements regarding extension options). (2) These facilities include an accordion feature which would increase the maximum aggregate total commitment to as much as $2.0 billion between the two facilities, if fully exercised, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of December 31, 2017, we could not fully utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to our unencumbered asset pool. (3) The loan bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.25% to LIBOR plus 1.90% based on our total leverage ratio. In March 2017, the LIBOR rate was swapped, effective January 2018 through maturity, to a fixed rate of 2.14%, which will result in an effective interest rate in the range of 3.39% to 4.04%. (4) The primary unsecured revolving credit facility bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.15% to LIBOR plus 1.70% based on our total leverage ratio. Two, six-month extension options are available. (5) Proceeds of $50 million were received in December 2016. An additional $50 million of proceeds were received in February 2017, bringing the total loan amount to $100 million. (6) The facility is denominated in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (RMB) and has a total availability of up to 834 million RMB. The amount shown is the U.S. dollar equivalent using the December 31, 2017 exchange rate. The facility bears interest at 130% of the RMB People's Bank of China base lending rate for a loan term greater than five years, which resets in January of each year. In January 2018, the rate was reset and continued at 6.37%. (7) The interest rate may decrease to LIBOR plus 1.60% upon achieving certain performance measures. Two, one-year extension options are available. (8) The loan is denominated in Korean Won (KRW) and no loan draws were allowed after December 31, 2016. The balance is the U.S. dollar (USD) equivalent of the amount outstanding using the December 31, 2017 exchange rate. The loan bears interest at the Korea Development Bank Five-Year Bond Yield plus 1.06% and is fixed upon each draw. A letter of credit totaling $53.2 million USD is outstanding on this loan as security for the Starfield Hanam USD loan. (9) The LIBOR rate plus spread have been swapped until two months prior to maturity to a fixed interest rate of 3.12%. (10) The loan has been swapped to an effective rate of 3.49% until maturity. In July 2017, we obtained an additional one-year extension option to The Mall at Green Hills loan, providing the option to extend the maturity date to December 2020. In March 2017, we repaid the outstanding balance of $302.4 million on the construction facility for The Mall of San Juan, which was scheduled to mature in April 2017. We funded the repayment using our revolving lines of credit. In April 2016, we repaid the $81.5 million, 6.10% stated fixed rate loan on The Gardens on El Paseo, which was scheduled to mature in June 2016. In October 2015, we paid off the $15.6 million, 4.42% fixed rate loan on El Paseo Village, which was scheduled to mature in December 2015. 47 Interest Expense Interest expense is impacted by the capitalization of interest on the costs of our U.S. and Asia development and redevelopment projects. We capitalize interest on our consolidated project costs and our equity contributions to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures under development using our average consolidated borrowing rate, which does not reflect the specific source of funds for the costs and is generally greater than our incremental borrowing rate. Any excess of the capitalization rate over our incremental borrowing rate positively impacts our results of operations during the construction phase of our development projects. This positive impact will affect our results until the overall level of construction spending decreases. As these projects are completed, interest capitalization generally ends and we begin recognizing interest expense. We have experienced an increase in interest expense in recent years primarily due to the opening of four ground-up development projects and we expect interest expense to increase further as our redevelopment projects are placed in service. Share Repurchase Program Our Board of Directors previously authorized a share repurchase program under which we were permitted to repurchase up to $450 million of our outstanding common stock. As of December 31, 2017, we cumulatively repurchased 4,247,867 shares of our common stock at an average price of $71.79 per share, for a total of $304.9 million under the authorization. All shares repurchased were cancelled. For each share of our stock repurchased, one of our TRG Units was redeemed. Repurchases of common stock were financed with general corporate funds, including borrowings under our existing revolving lines of credit. 48 Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2017 to the Year Ended December 31, 2016 The following is a comparison of our results for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, as disclosed in our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $629.2 million, a $16.6 million or 2.7% increase from 2016. Minimum rents, expense recoveries, and other income all increased partially due to the opening of International Market Place in August 2016, and decreased partially due to the disruption resulting from the ongoing redevelopment project at Beverly Center. In addition to the opening of International Market Place and the redevelopment project at Beverly Center, the following also impacted total revenues: • • • • • the increase in minimum rents was further attributable to increases in average rent per square foot; the decrease in overage rents was primarily attributable to certain favorable post-closing adjustments in the prior year relating to the portfolio of centers sold to Starwood in 2014; the increase in expense recoveries was also due to increases in property tax expenses and fixed common area maintenance, partially offset by certain favorable post-closing adjustments in the prior year relating to the portfolio of centers sold to Starwood in 2014; the decrease in management, leasing, and development services was primarily due to revenue for the lump sum payment we received in May 2016 in connection with the termination of our third party leasing agreement for Crystals; and the increase in other income was mainly attributable to increases in food and beverage operations of our new restaurant joint venture and in lease cancellation income. Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $607.5 million, a $92.7 million or 18.0% increase from 2016. Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion expense, other operating expense, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization expense all increased partially due to the opening of International Market Place in August 2016. In addition to the opening of International Market Place, the following also impacted total expenses: • • • • • • the increase in maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion expense was further attributable to increases in property tax and common area maintenance expense; the increase in other operating expense was also due to food and beverage operations of our new restaurant joint venture and increased bad debt expenses, partially offset by cost saving initiatives enacted throughout the year in response to the completion of another major redevelopment cycle and current near-term challenges facing the U.S. mall industry. 2016 also included a charge for a center-related legal matter that did not reoccur in 2017; the decrease in general and administrative expense was primarily due to the aforementioned cost saving initiatives. A restructuring charge was incurred related to reductions in our workforce and the reorganization of various areas of the organization, which were also undertaken for similar reasons; an increase in costs incurred associated with shareowner activism; the increase in interest expense was further attributable to the reduction of interest capitalization as well as the refinancings of Cherry Creek Shopping Center and our primary unsecured revolving line of credit, partially offset by continuing capitalization of interest on major redevelopment projects; and the increase in depreciation and amortization expense was further attributable to changes in depreciable lives of tenant allowances in connection with early terminations, and an estimated expense of $7 million relating to property damage from Hurricane Maria at The Mall of San Juan. 49 Equity in Income of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $2.3 million to $67.4 million from 2016. The decrease was primarily attributable to unfavorable operating results, which included depreciation expense, of newly acquired or opened centers, and a one-time development success fee in Asia recognized in 2016, partially offset by the gain recognized on the sale of the Valencia Place office tower at Country Club Plaza in 2017 (see "Results of Operations - Acquisition - Country Club Plaza"). Net Income Net income was $112.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $188.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. After allocation of income to noncontrolling, preferred, and participating interests, the net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $55.3 million compared to $107.4 million in 2016. Diluted earnings per common share was $0.91 for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $1.77 for the year ended December 31, 2016. FFO and FFO per Common Share Our FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG was $304.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $340.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. FFO per diluted common share was $3.51 for the year ended December 31, 2017 and $3.91 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2016. Adjusted FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG for the year ended December 31, 2017, which excluded costs incurred associated with shareowner activism, a restructuring charge, and a gain recognized upon the conversion of our remaining investment in Simon Property Group Limited Partnership units (SPG LP Units) to common shares of Simon Property Group (SPG), was $321.3 million. Adjusted FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG for the year ended December 31, 2016, which excluded income related to the lump sum payment received for the termination of the leasing agreement at Crystals, costs incurred with shareowner activism, and the gain, net of tax, recognized upon the conversion of a portion of our investment in SPG LP Units to common shares of SPG, was $310.4 million. Adjusted FFO per diluted common share was $3.70 for the year ended December 31, 2017 and $3.58 for the year ended December 31, 2016. See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" for the definition of FFO and "Non-GAAP Measures - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures" for the reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. Common Shareowners to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations. Comparable and Non-Comparable Center Operations In 2017, the consolidated non-comparable centers contributed total operating revenues of $115.3 million, and incurred operating expenses, excluding interest expense and depreciation and amortization, of $66.9 million. In 2016, the consolidated non-comparable centers contributed total operating revenues of $96.4 million, and incurred operating expenses, excluding interest expense and depreciation and amortization, of $49.1 million. See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" for the definition and discussion of NOI and for the reconciliation of Net Income to NOI. For the year ended December 31, 2017, comparable center NOI excluding lease cancellation income was up 0.7% from 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2017, comparable center NOI including lease cancellation income was up 1.7% from 2016. 50 Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2016 to the Year Ended December 31, 2015 The following is a comparison of our results for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 as disclosed in our Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $612.6 million, a $55.4 million or 9.9% increase from 2015. Minimum rents, expense recoveries, and other income all increased partially due to the opening of International Market Place in August 2016. In addition to the opening of International Market Place, the following also impacted total revenues: • • • • the increase in minimum rents was further attributable to increases in average rent per square foot and occupancy, and the opening of The Mall of San Juan in March 2015; the increase in expense recoveries was also due to increases in fixed common area maintenance and property tax revenues, the opening of The Mall of San Juan in March 2015, and certain favorable post-closing adjustments relating to the centers sold to Starwood in 2014; the increase in revenue from management, leasing, and development services was primarily due to revenue for the lump sum payment we received in May 2016 in connection with the termination of our third party leasing agreement for Crystals, partially offset by a decrease in leasing and management fees for Studio City, which opened in October 2015; and the increase in other income was further attributable to operational revenue from our restaurant partnership, certain favorable post-closing adjustments relating to the centers sold to Starwood in 2014, and increases in sponsorship income, partially offset by a decrease in lease cancellation income. Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 were $514.8 million, a $90.5 million or 21.3% increase from 2015. Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion expense, other operating expense, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization expense all increased partially due to the opening of The Mall of San Juan in March 2015 and International Market Place in August 2016. In addition to the openings of The Mall of San Juan and International Market Place, the following also impacted total expenses: • • • • • • • the increase in maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion expense was further attributable to increases in common area maintenance and property tax expenses; the increase in other operating expense was also due to operational expenses from our restaurant partnership, an increase in Asia expenses, and certain corporate level cost allocations no longer made to unconsolidated centers; the decrease in expenses from management, leasing, and development services was primarily due to the decrease in expenses related to Studio City, which opened in October 2015; the increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to the reversal in 2015 of share-based compensation expense related to the announcement of a transition in executive management; costs incurred in 2016 associated with shareowner activism; the increase in interest expense was further attributable to the completion of interest capitalization on our equity in CityOn.Xi'an and Starfield Hanam, and interest expense related to Country Club Plaza, partially offset by the interest savings from the pay off of our loans on The Gardens on El Paseo and El Paseo Village; and the increase in depreciation and amortization expense was further attributable to changes in depreciable lives of tenant allowances in connection with early terminations and the completion of our redevelopment projects in 2015. Nonoperating income, net increased due to the gain recognized upon the conversion of a portion of our investment in SPG LP Units to common shares of SPG in 2016, the gain on sales of peripheral land in 2016, and an increase in interest income in 2016. 51 Equity in Income of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures increased by $13.5 million to $69.7 million from 2015. The increase was primarily attributable to an impairment charge recognized in the fourth quarter of 2015 for the write-off of previously capitalized costs related to the pre-development of Miami Worldcenter and the discontinuation of certain corporate level other operating cost allocations to our Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, partially offset by unfavorable operating results, which included depreciation expense, of recently acquired or opened centers. Net Income Net income was $188.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $192.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. After allocation of income to noncontrolling, preferred, and participating interests, the net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $107.4 million compared to $109.0 million in 2015. Diluted earnings per common share was $1.77 for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $1.76 for the year ended December 31, 2015. FFO and FFO per Common Share Our FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG was $340.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $291.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. FFO per diluted common share was $3.91 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and $3.31 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2015. Adjusted FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG for the year ended December 31, 2016, which excluded income related to the lump sum payment received for the termination of the leasing agreement at Crystals, costs incurred associated with shareowner activism, and the gain recognized upon the conversion of a portion of our investment in SPG LP Units to common shares of SPG, was $310.4 million. Adjusted FFO attributable to partnership unitholders and participating securities of TRG for the year ended December 31, 2015, which excluded an impairment charge recognized for the write-off of previously capitalized costs related to the pre-development of Miami Worldcenter and the reversal of certain executive share-based compensation expense, was $301.6 million. Adjusted FFO per diluted common share was $3.58 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and $3.42 for the year ended December 31, 2015. See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" for the definition of FFO and "Non- GAAP Measures - Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures" for the reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. Common Shareowners to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations. Comparable and Non-Comparable Center Operations In 2016, the consolidated non-comparable centers contributed total operating revenues of $96.4 million, and incurred operating expenses, excluding interest expense and depreciation and amortization, of $49.1 million. In 2015, the consolidated non-comparable centers contributed total operating revenues of $80.5 million, and incurred operating expenses, excluding interest expense and depreciation and amortization, of $39.7 million. See “Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures” for the definition and discussion of NOI and for the reconciliation of Net Income to NOI. For the year ended December 31, 2016, comparable center NOI excluding lease cancellation income was up 3.9% from 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2016, comparable center NOI including lease cancellation income was up 3.4% from 2015. 52 Liquidity and Capital Resources General Our internally generated funds and distributions from operating centers and other investing activities, augmented by use of our existing revolving lines of credit, provide resources to maintain our current operations and assets, pay dividends, and fund a portion of our major capital investments. We pursue an overall strategy of creating value and recycling capital using long-term fixed rate financing on the centers upon stabilization, using any excess proceeds to reinvest in our business. Generally, our need to access the capital markets is limited to refinancing debt obligations at or near maturity and funding major capital investments. From time to time, we also may access the equity markets or sell interests in operating properties to raise additional funds or refinance existing obligations on a strategic basis, including using any excess proceeds therefrom. Property Encumbrances We are primarily financed with property-specific secured debt and as of December 31, 2017 had seven unencumbered shopping center properties. As of that date, the entities that own Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, The Gardens on El Paseo, and Twelve Oaks Mall were guarantors under our primary unsecured revolving credit facility, $475 million unsecured term loan, and $300 million unsecured term loan, and were unencumbered assets under such facility and term loans. Under the related debt agreements, we are required to have a minimum of three eligible unencumbered assets with a minimum unencumbered asset value. Any of the assets may be removed from the unencumbered asset pool and encumbered upon notice to lender, provided that there is no default and the required covenant calculations are met on a pro forma basis. Besides the four centers previously noted, Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield, The Mall of San Juan, and Stamford Town Center, a 50% owned Unconsolidated Joint Venture property, were unencumbered. See "Upcoming Maturities and Financings" in this section for more information. Cash and Revolving Lines of Credit As of December 31, 2017, we had a consolidated cash balance of $42.5 million. We also have an unsecured revolving line of credit of $1.1 billion and a secured revolving line of credit of $65 million. The availability under these facilities as of December 31, 2017, after considering the outstanding balances, the outstanding letters of credit, and the current values of the unencumbered asset pool, was $540.1 million. Fourteen banks participate in our $1.1 billion revolving line of credit and the failure of one bank to fund a draw on our line does not negate the obligation of the other banks to fund their pro-rata shares. The $1.1 billion unsecured facility matures in February 2021 with two six-month extension options available, and bears interest at a range based on our total leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2017, the total leverage ratio resulted in a rate of LIBOR plus 1.45% with a 0.225% facility fee. The primary unsecured revolving line of credit includes an accordion feature, which in combination with our $300 million unsecured term loan would increase our borrowing capacity to as much as $2.0 billion in aggregate between the two facilities if fully exercised, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of December 31, 2017, we could not utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to our unencumbered asset pool. Construction Financings In addition to the revolving lines of credit described above, we often use construction financing where available and place non- recourse permanent financing on new assets upon their stabilization. We have construction facilities outstanding for several recently opened shopping centers, as described in the following paragraphs. We have a $330.9 million construction facility for International Market Place, a consolidated joint venture. As of December 31, 2017, $37.1 million was available under the construction facility. The facility, which matures in August 2018, has two, one-year extension options, and bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.75%, which may be reduced to LIBOR plus 1.60% upon the achievement of certain performance measures. The loan is interest-only during the initial three-year term and no draws on the loan are permitted after the original maturity date. During the extension period, debt service payments also include principal payments based on an assumed interest rate of 6.0% and a 30-year amortization. 53 Our joint venture that owns CityOn.Zhengzhou has a construction facility on which we can borrow up to 834 million Chinese Yuan Renminbi (RMB) ($128.2 million U.S. dollars using the December 31, 2017 exchange rate). We have an effective 49% interest in the Unconsolidated Joint Venture. The 11-year financing bears interest at 130% of the RMB People's Bank of China base lending rate for a loan term greater than five years, which resets in January of each year. The interest rate on the debt outstanding at December 31, 2017 was 6.37%. As of December 31, 2017, $35.7 million U.S. dollars were available under the construction facility using the December 31, 2017 exchange rate. As a foreign investor, we are subject to various government approval processes and other hurdles in funding the construction of our Chinese projects. These hurdles have required our Xi'an and Zhengzhou ventures to obtain short-term financing, in the form of loans from partners or fully cash collateralized bank loans, to meet certain construction funding commitments in local currency. As of December 31, 2017, our share of such loans was approximately $128 million. These loans have fixed interest rates that range from 2.5% to 5.7%. These loans are collateralized with restricted deposits on our Consolidated Balance Sheet. Refer to "Note 8 - Notes Payable, Net" to our consolidated financial statements for further details of our construction financings and related guarantees. Term Loans We have a $300 million unsecured term loan that matures in February 2022. The unsecured term loan bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.25% to 1.90% based on our total leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2017, the total leverage ratio resulted in an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.60%. In March 2017, the LIBOR rate was swapped, effective January 2018 through maturity, to a fixed rate of 2.14%, which will result in an effective interest rate in the range of 3.39% to 4.04%. The loan includes an accordion feature which in combination with our $1.1 billion unsecured revolving line of credit (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Cash and Revolving Lines of Credit") would increase our borrowing capacity to as much as $2.0 billion in aggregate between the two facilities if fully exercised, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of December 31, 2017, we could not utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to our unencumbered asset pool. We also have a $475 million unsecured term loan that matures in February 2019. As of December 31, 2017, the total leverage ratio resulted in an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.60%. The LIBOR rate is swapped until maturity to a fixed interest rate of 1.65%, which results in an effective interest rate in the range of 3.00% to 3.55%. The loan includes an accordion feature that increases the borrowing capacity to as much as $600 million if fully exercised, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of December 31, 2017, we could not fully utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to our unencumbered asset pool. See "Upcoming Maturities and Financings" later in this section for more information on the expected payoff of the $475 million unsecured term loan. 54 Upcoming Maturities and Financings The loan for Fair Oaks, a 50% owned Unconsolidated Joint Venture, matures in July 2018, and we are currently evaluating options related to refinancing the loan. The construction facility for International Market Place matures in August 2018, and we are currently evaluating options related to refinancing or exercising the initial one-year extension option. The loan for The Mall at Green Hills matures in December 2018. We plan to exercise the initial one-year extension option upon maturity. We expect to close on a new 10-year $300 million financing on Twelve Oaks Mall, which is currently unencumbered, in the first quarter of 2018. We expect the interest rate to be fixed between 4.75% and 5%. We also expect to close on a new five-year unsecured term loan of at least $200 million in the first quarter of 2018, which we expect will bear interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.25% to 1.90% based on our total leverage ratio. The proceeds of these two financings will be used to repay our existing $475 million unsecured term loan, which expires in 2019. Our existing swaps on the $475 million unsecured term loan will be applied to other unsecured debt, including the new term loan, resulting in an effective interest rate on the new term loan in the range of 2.90% to 3.55% through the remaining swap period ending February 2019. As a result of these financings, Twelve Oaks Mall will be removed as a guarantor under the primary unsecured revolving line of credit and the unsecured term loans. Acquisition In March 2016, a joint venture we formed with The Macerich Company acquired Country Club Plaza, a mixed-use retail and office property in Kansas City, Missouri, from Highwood Properties for $660 million ($330 million at TRG’s beneficial share) in cash, excluding transaction costs. Also in March 2016, our joint venture completed a 10-year, $320 million ($160 million at TRG’s beneficial share) non-recourse financing on Country Club Plaza. The payments on the loan, which bears interest at an all-in fixed interest rate of 3.88%, are interest only until May 2019, and then amortizes principal based on 30 years. In March 2017, the joint venture sold the Valencia Place office tower at Country Club Plaza for $75.2 million ($37.6 million at TRG's share), which was a component of the mixed-use property acquired. Simon Property Group Common Shares Investment We converted 340,124 and 250,000 SPG LP Units to SPG common shares in December 2017 and December 2016, respectively. These units were received in January 2014 as a portion of the consideration of the sale of our 50% interest in Arizona Mills and land in Syosset, New York related to the former Oyster Bay project, and now have all been converted to SPG common shares. We have never intended to hold the investment long-term and may elect to sell them at some point in the future. 55 Summaries of 2017 Capital, Debt, and Equity Activities and Transactions See "Results of Operations - Debt Transactions" for a summary of debt financings in 2017. Also see our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for additional capital, debt, and equity transactions. Operating Activities Our net cash provided by operating activities was $279.9 million in 2017, compared to $305.0 million in 2016, and $307.7 million in 2015. See "Results of Operations" for descriptions of 2017, 2016, and 2015 transactions affecting operating cash flow. Investing Activities Net cash used in investing activities was $323.7 million in 2017 compared to $722.5 million in 2016, and $505.1 million in 2015. Additions to properties in 2017, 2016, and 2015 related primarily to the costs of new centers under development as well as capital and tenant improvements at existing centers. A tabular presentation of 2017 and 2016 capital spending is shown in "Capital Spending." Net cash proceeds from the sales of peripheral land were $1.3 million in 2017 compared to $11.3 million in 2016. Cash placed in escrow to fund certain construction projects was $9.6 million in 2017 and $69.7 million in 2016, whereas $28.9 million of escrowed cash was used in 2015 to fund a redevelopment project. Contributions to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures in 2017, 2016, and 2015 of $33.0 million, $80.0 million, and $97.3 million respectively, primarily related to the funding of Taubman Asia project costs. Additionally, in 2016, we contributed $314.2 million to an Unconsolidated Joint Venture in connection with the acquisition of Country Club Plaza. Distributions in excess of income from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures were $70.8 million in 2017, which is primarily attributable to the proceeds from the financing for The Mall at Millenia, and the sale of the Valencia office tower at Country Club Plaza. In 2016 and 2015, distributions in excess of income from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures were $234.9 million, which is primarily attributable to the proceeds from the financings for Country Club Plaza, The Mall at Millenia, and The Mall at University Town Center, and $5.8 million, respectively. Financing Activities Net cash provided by financing activities was $45.7 million in 2017 compared to $251.5 million in 2016, and $127.6 million in 2015. Proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of payments and issuance costs in 2017, 2016, and 2015 were $291.4 million and $624.5 million and $607.1 million, respectively. In 2015, $252.6 million was paid to repurchase common stock. No common stock was repurchased in 2017 or 2016. In 2017, 2016, and 2015, $6.3 million, $1.8 million, and $4.5 million were received in connection with incentive plans, respectively. Total dividends and distributions paid were $251.9 million, $376.9 million, and $231.4 million in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. In 2016, total dividends and distributions paid included a $135.0 million distribution related to the excess proceeds from the refinancing of Cherry Creek Shopping Center to our joint venture partner. Distributions in 2016 also included $7.2 million in connection with the acquisition of half of the former Taubman Asia President's ownership interest in Taubman Asia. In 2016, the former President of Taubman Asia, a noncontrolling partner in Taubman Asia, contributed $2.0 million to Taubman Asia. There were no contributions from noncontrolling interests made in 2017 or 2015. Refer to "Note 9 - Noncontrolling Interests" in the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of this contribution. 56 Beneficial Interest in Debt At December 31, 2017, the Operating Partnership's debt and its beneficial interest in the debt of its Consolidated Businesses and Unconsolidated Joint Ventures totaled $4,721.6 million, with an average interest rate of 3.53% excluding amortization of debt issuance costs and interest rate hedging costs, if any. These costs are reported as interest expense in the results of operations. Interest expense includes non-cash amortization of premiums relating to acquisitions, if any. As of December 31, 2017, there are no unamortized premiums and no interest rate hedging costs being amortized. Beneficial interest in debt includes debt used to fund development and expansion costs. Beneficial interest in construction work in progress totaled $389.9 million as of December 31, 2017, which includes $355.4 million of assets on which interest is being capitalized. The following table presents information about our beneficial interest in debt as of December 31, 2017: Fixed rate debt Floating rate debt swapped to fixed rate: Swap maturing in April 2018 Swap maturing in February 2019 Swap maturing in September 2020 Swap maturing in December 2021 Swap maturing in March 2024 Floating month to month (2) Total floating rate debt Total beneficial interest in debt Total deferred financing costs, net Net beneficial interest in debt Amortization of deferred financing costs (3) Average all-in rate Interest Rate Including Spread 3.78% (1) 4.10% 3.25% 3.12% 3.58% 3.49% 3.44% (1) 3.06% (1) 3.20% (1) Amount (in millions) 2,745.5 $ 130.2 475.0 17.9 83.0 12.0 718.1 1,274.7 1,992.8 $ $ $ $ $ 4,738.2 3.53% (1) (16.6) 4,721.6 0.20% 3.74% (1) Represents weighted average interest rate before amortization of deferred financing costs. (2) (3) Deferred financing costs include debt issuance costs including amortization of deferred financing costs from revolving lines of credit and other fees Includes our $300 million unsecured term loan, which was swapped to a fixed rate beginning January 2018. not listed above. (4) Amounts in table may not add due to rounding. Sensitivity Analysis We have exposure to interest rate risk on our debt obligations and interest rate instruments. We use derivative instruments primarily to manage exposure to interest rate risks inherent in variable rate debt and refinancings. We routinely use cap, swap, and treasury lock agreements to meet these objectives. Based on the Operating Partnership's beneficial interest in floating rate debt in effect at December 31, 2017, a one percent increase in interest rates on this floating rate debt would decrease cash flows by $12.7 million, and due to the effect of capitalized interest, decrease annual earnings by $11.5 million. A one percent decrease in interest rates would increase cash flows by $12.7 million, and due to the effect of capitalized interest, increase annual earnings by $11.5 million. Based on our consolidated debt and interest rates in effect at December 31, 2017, a one percent increase in interest rates would decrease the fair value of debt by $131.1 million, while a one percent decrease in interest rates would increase the fair value of debt by $143.6 million. 57 Contractual Obligations In conducting our business, we enter into various contractual obligations, including those for debt, operating leases for land and office space, purchase obligations (primarily for construction), and other long-term commitments. Detail of these obligations as of December 31, 2017 for our consolidated businesses, including expected settlement periods, is contained below: Debt (1) Interest payments (1) Operating leases Purchase obligations: Planned capital spending (2) Other purchase obligations (3) Other long-term liabilities and commitments (4) Total Payments due by period Total Less than 1 year (2018) 1-3 years (2019-2020) (in millions) 3-5 years (2021-2022) More than 5 years (2023+) $ 3,567.7 $ 470.0 $ 488.9 $ 800.0 $ 1,808.8 749.4 809.1 353.1 1.5 121.5 15.5 353.1 0.8 193.2 29.7 0.7 147.0 26.7 287.7 737.2 47.1 5,527.9 $ $ 3.4 964.3 $ 11.7 724.2 $ 13.8 987.5 $ 18.2 2,851.9 (1) The settlement periods for debt do not consider extension options. Except for the $300 million unsecured term loan, which was swapped to a fixed rate beginning January 2018, amounts relating to interest on floating rate debt are calculated based on the debt balances and interest rates as of December 31, 2017. Debt excludes $12.5 million of deferred financing costs. (2) This disclosure includes planned capital spending related to our consolidated businesses only. We have investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures through which construction activities will be occurring. Refer to "Capital Spending - New Developments" for discussion of those projects. (3) Excludes purchase agreements with cancellation provisions of 90 days or less. (4) Other long-term liabilities consist of various accrued liabilities, most significantly assessment bond obligations. (5) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding. Loan Commitments and Guarantees Certain loan agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the following corporate covenants on our unsecured primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $475 million and $300 million unsecured term loans, and the construction facility on International Market Place: a minimum net worth requirement, a maximum total leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum recourse secured debt ratio, and a maximum payout ratio. In addition, our primary unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loans have unencumbered pool covenants, which applied to Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, The Gardens on El Paseo, and Twelve Oaks Mall as of December 31, 2017. These covenants include a minimum number and minimum value of eligible unencumbered assets, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, a minimum unencumbered interest coverage ratio and a minimum unencumbered asset occupancy ratio. As of December 31, 2017, the corporate total leverage ratio was the most restrictive covenant. We were in compliance with all of our loan covenants and obligations as of December 31, 2017. The maximum payout ratio covenant limits the payment of distributions generally to 95% of funds from operations, as defined in the loan agreements, except as required to maintain our tax status, pay preferred distributions, and for distributions related to the sale of certain assets. See "Note 8 - Notes Payable, Net - Debt Covenants and Guarantees" to our consolidated financial statements for more details on loan guarantees. Cash Tender Agreement The A. Alfred Taubman Restated Revocable Trust, Taubman Ventures Group LLC, and other specified entities have the right to tender TRG Units and cause us to purchase the tendered interests at a purchase price based on a market valuation of TCO on the trading date immediately preceding the date of the tender. See "Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies – Cash Tender" to our consolidated financial statements for more details. 58 Capital Spending Internally generated funds and excess proceeds from refinancings of maturing debt obligations, as well as borrowings under our revolving lines of credit would be sufficient to finance the anticipated remaining costs of our developments and redevelopments, but we also expect additional proceeds from our construction loan financings (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Construction Financings" above) and have the option to sell SPG common shares (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Simon Property Group Common Shares Investment" above). New Developments We developed and opened four new shopping centers in 2017 and 2016: • CityOn.Zhengzhou, which was developed with our joint venture partner Wangfujing, is located in Zhengzhou, China, and opened in March 2017; • Starfield Hanam, which was developed with our joint venture partner Shinsegae, is located in Hanam, South Korea, and opened in September 2016; • International Market Place, which is located in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, opened in August 2016; and • CityOn.Xi'an, which was also developed with our joint venture partner Wangfujing, is located in Xi'an, China and opened in April 2016. We expect some capital spending at these shopping centers to continue into 2018 as certain costs are incurred subsequent to opening, including construction on tenant spaces. Redevelopments We are working on a comprehensive renovation of Beverly Center scheduled to be completed by the 2018 holiday season. The project will cost approximately $500 million and we expect a return of 3% to 4% at stabilization in 2020. The projected return was calculated using the estimated cash flow differential between two scenarios; a full renovation and a non-renovation scenario. As of December 31, 2017, we had capitalized costs of $280.0 million related to this renovation. We have an ongoing redevelopment project at The Mall at Green Hills that will add approximately 170,000 square feet of incremental GLA that we expect to be completed in 2019. The project will cost approximately $200 million, and we expect a return of 6.5% to 7.5% at stabilization. As of December 31, 2017, we had capitalized costs of $105.4 million related to this redevelopment project. Acquisition In March 2016, a joint venture we formed with The Macerich Company acquired Country Club Plaza, a mixed-use retail and office property in Kansas City, Missouri, from Highwood Properties for $660 million ($330 million at TRG’s beneficial share) in cash, excluding transaction costs. See "Results of Operations - Acquisition - Country Club Plaza" for additional information regarding the acquisition. 59 2017 and 2016 Capital Spending Capital spending for routine maintenance of the shopping centers is generally recovered from tenants. Capital spending during 2017 is summarized in the following table: New development projects - U.S. (2) New development projects - Asia (3) (4) Existing centers: Projects with incremental GLA or anchor replacement (5) Projects with no incremental GLA and other (6) Mall tenant allowances Asset replacement costs recoverable from tenants Corporate office improvements, technology, equipment, and other Total 2017 (1) Consolidated Businesses Beneficial Interest in Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Beneficial Interest in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures $ 37.7 $ 35.7 (in millions) $ 16.2 $ 33.3 194.1 19.5 13.0 23.1 33.3 191.5 18.2 12.6 23.1 9.5 12.0 12.1 8.2 4.9 6.4 6.5 $ 320.7 $ 314.4 $ 49.9 $ 25.9 Includes costs related to International Market Place. Includes costs related to CityOn.Xi'an, CityOn.Zhengzhou, and Starfield Hanam. (1) Costs are net of intercompany profits and are computed on an accrual basis. (2) (3) (4) Asia balances exclude net increases of total project costs due to changes in exchange rates during the period. (5) (6) (7) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding. Includes costs related to The Mall at Green Hills redevelopment. Includes costs related to the Beverly Center renovation. The following table presents a reconciliation of the Consolidated Businesses’ capital spending shown above (on an accrual basis) to additions to properties (on a cash basis) as presented in our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2017: Consolidated Businesses’ capital spending Other differences between cash and accrual basis Additions to properties (in millions) $ $ 320.7 32.6 353.3 60 Capital spending during 2016 is summarized in the following table: New development projects - U.S. (2) New development projects - Asia (3) (4) Existing centers: Projects with incremental GLA or anchor replacement (5) Projects with no incremental GLA and other (6) Mall tenant allowances Asset replacement costs recoverable from tenants Corporate office improvements, technology, equipment, and other Total 2016 (1) Consolidated Businesses Beneficial Interest in Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Beneficial Interest in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures $ 282.4 $ 266.4 (in millions) $ 449.4 $ 233.0 84.2 110.4 15.0 12.4 3.7 83.4 105.4 14.1 11.9 3.7 3.7 9.6 12.5 1.9 4.8 6.9 $ 508.0 $ 484.8 $ 475.2 $ 246.6 (1) Costs are net of intercompany profits and are computed on an accrual basis. (2) (3) Includes costs related to The Mall of San Juan and International Market Place. Includes costs related to CityOn.Xi'an, CityOn.Zhengzhou, and Starfield Hanam. Asia spending for CityOn.Zhengzhou, which was under construction as of December 31, 2016, is included at our beneficial interest in both the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures and Beneficial Interest in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures columns. (4) Asia balances exclude net decreases of total project costs due to changes in exchange rates during the period. (5) (6) (7) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding. Includes costs related to The Mall at Green Hills redevelopment and purchase of the Saks Fifth Avenue building at The Mall at Short Hills. Includes costs related to the Beverly Center renovation. Our share of mall tenant allowances per square foot leased, committed under contracts during the year, excluding new developments and expansion space, was $27.26 in 2017 and $19.41 in 2016. In the past five years, average tenant allowances per square foot have ranged from a low of $10.74 in 2014 and a high of $27.26 in 2017. Average tenant allowances per square foot can vary significantly from year to year due to the type, size, and location of tenants signed. Our share of capitalized leasing and tenant coordination costs excluding new developments was $10.1 million in 2017 and $11.5 million in 2016, or $11.23 and $11.88, in 2017 and 2016, respectively, per square foot leased. 61 Planned Capital Spending The following table summarizes planned capital spending for 2018: 2018 (1) Consolidated Businesses Beneficial Interest in Consolidated Businesses Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Beneficial Interest in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (in millions) Existing centers: Projects with incremental GLA or anchor replacement (2) $ 81.5 $ 81.5 Projects with no incremental GLA and other (3) Mall tenant allowances Asset replacement costs recoverable from tenants Corporate office improvements, technology, equipment, and other Total 231.1 13.0 22.8 4.7 225.8 $ 5.2 $ 12.3 22.2 4.7 11.3 12.8 3.5 6.2 7.1 $ 353.1 $ 346.5 $ 29.2 $ 16.7 (1) Costs are net of intercompany profits and are computed on an accrual basis. (2) (3) (4) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding. Includes costs related to The Mall at Green Hills redevelopment. Includes costs related to the Beverly Center renovation. Disclosures regarding planned capital spending, including estimates regarding timing of openings, capital expenditures, occupancy, and returns on new developments and redevelopments are forward-looking statements and certain significant factors could cause the actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to (1) actual results of negotiations with anchors, tenants, and contractors, (2) timing and outcome of litigation and entitlement processes, (3) changes in the scope, number, and valuation of projects, (4) cost overruns, (5) timing of expenditures, (6) availability of and cost of financing and other financing considerations, (7) actual time to start construction and complete projects, (8) changes in economic climate, (9) competition from others attracting tenants and customers, (10) increases in operating costs, (11) timing of tenant openings, (12) early lease terminations and bankruptcies, (13) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and (14) other risks included in "Risk Factors". In addition, estimates of capital spending will change as new projects are approved by our Board of Directors. 62 Dividends We pay regular quarterly dividends to our common and preferred shareowners and expect to continue to pay dividends for the foreseeable future. However, dividends to our common shareowners are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and depend on the cash available to us, our financial condition, capital and other requirements, and such other factors as the Board of Directors deems relevant. To qualify as a REIT, we must distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income prior to net capital gains to our shareowners, as well as meet certain other requirements. We must pay these distributions in the taxable year the income is recognized, or in the following taxable year if they are declared during the last three months of the taxable year, payable to shareowners of record on a specified date during such period and paid during January of the following year. Such distributions are treated as paid by us and received by our shareowners on December 31 of the year in which they are declared. In addition, at our election, a distribution for a taxable year may be declared in the following taxable year if it is declared before we timely file our tax return for such year and if paid on or before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration. These distributions qualify as dividends paid for the 90% REIT distribution test for the previous year and are taxable to holders of our capital stock in the year in which paid. Preferred dividends accrue regardless of whether earnings, cash availability, or contractual obligations were to prohibit the current payment of dividends. The annual determination of our common dividends is based on anticipated FFO available after preferred dividends and our REIT taxable income, as well as assessments of annual capital spending, financing considerations, and other appropriate factors. Any inability of the Operating Partnership or its Joint Ventures to secure financing as required to fund maturing debts, capital expenditures and changes in working capital, including development activities and expansions, may require the utilization of cash to satisfy such obligations, thereby possibly reducing distributions to partners of the Operating Partnership and funds available to us for the payment of dividends. On December 4, 2017, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.625 per common share, $0.40625 per share on our 6.5% Series J Preferred Stock, and $0.390625 per share on our 6.25% Series K Preferred Stock, all of which were paid on December 29, 2017 to shareowners of record on December 15, 2017. Application of Critical Accounting Policies and New Accounting Pronouncements The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the financial statements and disclosures. Some of these estimates and assumptions require application of difficult, subjective, and/or complex judgment, often about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and that may change in subsequent periods. We are required to make such estimates and assumptions when applying the following accounting policies. Valuation of Shopping Centers The viability of all projects under construction or development, including those owned by Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, are regularly evaluated under applicable accounting requirements, including requirements relating to abandonment of assets or changes in use. To the extent a project, or individual components of the project, are no longer considered to have value, the related capitalized costs are charged against operations. Additionally, all properties are reviewed for impairment on an individual basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment of a shopping center owned by consolidated entities is recognized when the sum of expected cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying value of the property. Other than temporary impairment of an investment in an Unconsolidated Joint Venture is recognized when the carrying value is not considered recoverable based on evaluation of the severity and duration of the decline in value, including the results of discounted cash flow and other valuation techniques. The expected cash flows of a shopping center are dependent on estimates and other factors subject to change, including (1) changes in the national, regional, global, and/or local economic climates, (2) competition from other shopping centers, stores, clubs, mailings, and the Internet, (3) increases in operating costs, (4) bankruptcy and/or other changes in the condition of third parties, including anchors and tenants, and (5) expected holding period. These factors could cause our expected future cash flows from a shopping center to change, and, as a result, an impairment could be considered to have occurred. Determination of the fair value of a shopping center for purposes of measuring impairment involves significant judgment. To the extent impairment has occurred, the excess carrying value of the asset over its estimated fair value is charged to income. 63 No impairment charges were recognized in 2017 or 2016. In 2015, we recognized an impairment charge of $11.8 million related to the pre-development of Miami Worldcenter (see "Results of Operations - Impairment Charge"). As of December 31, 2017, the consolidated net book value of our properties was $3.2 billion, representing approximately 75% of our consolidated assets. We also have varying ownership percentages in the properties of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures with a total combined net book value of $3.0 billion. These amounts include certain development costs that are described in the policy that follows. Capitalization of Development Costs In developing shopping centers, we typically obtain land or land options, zoning and regulatory approvals, anchor commitments, and financing arrangements during a process that may take several years and during which we may incur significant costs. We capitalize all development costs once it is considered probable that a project will reach a successful conclusion. Prior to this time, we expense all costs relating to a potential development, including payroll, and include these costs in FFO (see "Non-GAAP Measures"). On an ongoing basis, we continue to assess the probability of a project going forward and whether the asset is impaired. In addition, we also assess whether there are sufficient substantive development activities in a given period to support the capitalization of carrying costs, including interest capitalization. Direct and indirect costs that are clearly related to the acquisition, development, construction, and improvement of properties are capitalized. Compensation costs are allocated based on actual time spent on a project. Costs incurred on real estate for ground leases, property taxes, insurance, and interest costs for qualifying assets are capitalized during periods in which activities necessary to get the property ready for its intended use are in progress. Many factors in the development of a shopping center are beyond our control, including (1) changes in the national, regional, global, and/or local economic climates, (2) competition from other shopping centers, stores, clubs, mailings, and the Internet, (3) availability and cost of financing, (4) changes in regulations, laws, and zoning, and (5) decisions made by third parties, including anchors. These factors could cause our assessment of the probability of a development project reaching a successful conclusion to change. If a project subsequently was considered less than probable of reaching a successful conclusion, a charge against operations for previously capitalized development costs would occur. As of December 31, 2017, our beneficial interest in construction work in process was $389.9 million, primarily representing our share of capitalized project costs for our ongoing redevelopments at certain operating centers (see "Liquidity and Capital Resources - Capital Spending"). Pre-development charges in 2017, 2016, and 2015 were $5.6 million, $5.0 million, and $4.3 million, respectively. Of these amounts, $0.9 million, $1.1 million, and $0.8 million related to projects with land under option in each of the respective periods. We capitalized payroll costs of $5.0 million in connection with construction and development projects in 2017, $10.9 million in 2016, and $13.9 million in 2015. New Accounting Pronouncements Refer to "Note 21 - New Accounting Pronouncements" in the consolidated financial statements, regarding our ongoing evaluation of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-12, addressing changes in hedge accounting recognition and presentation requirements; ASU No. 2017-09, addressing when changes to share-based payment awards must be accounted for as modifications; ASU No. 2017-05, addressing the recognition of gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets and for partial sales of nonfinancial assets; ASU No. 2016-18, addressing the classification and presentation of restricted cash on the statement of cash flows; ASU No. 2016-15, addressing the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows; ASU No. 2016-02, addressing leases; ASU No. 2016-01, addressing the measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities; and ASU No. 2014-09 and ASU No. 2015-14, addressing revenue recognition. 64 Non-GAAP Measures Use of Non-GAAP Measures We use NOI as an alternative measure to evaluate the operating performance of centers, both on individual and stabilized portfolio bases. We define NOI as property-level operating revenues (includes rental income excluding straight-line adjustments of minimum rent) less maintenance, taxes, utilities, promotion, ground rent (including straight-line adjustments), and other property operating expenses. Since NOI excludes general and administrative expenses, pre-development charges, interest income and expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, restructuring charges, and gains from land and property dispositions, it provides a performance measure that, when compared period over period, reflects the revenues and expenses most directly associated with owning and operating rental properties, as well as the impact on their operations from trends in mall tenant sales, occupancy and rental rates, and operating costs. We also use NOI excluding lease cancellation income as an alternative measure because this income may vary significantly from period to period, which can affect comparability and trend analysis. We generally provide separate projections for expected NOI growth and our lease cancellation income. The following reconciliations include the supplemental earnings measures of EBITDA and FFO. EBITDA represents earnings before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization of our consolidated and unconsolidated businesses. We believe EBITDA generally provides a useful indicator of operating performance, as it is customary in the real estate and shopping center business to evaluate the performance of properties on a basis unaffected by capital structure. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) defines FFO as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from extraordinary items, sales of properties, and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, plus real estate related depreciation and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We believe that FFO is a useful supplemental measure of operating performance for REITs. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, we and most industry investors and analysts have considered presentations of operating results that exclude historical cost depreciation to be useful in evaluating the operating performance of REITs. We primarily use FFO in measuring performance and in formulating corporate goals and compensation. We may also present adjusted versions of NOI and FFO when used by management to evaluate our operating performance when certain significant items have impacted our results that affect comparability with prior or future periods due to the nature or amounts of these items. In addition to the reasons noted above for each measure, we believe the disclosure of the adjusted items is similarly useful to investors and others to understand management's view on comparability of such measures between periods. In 2017, we adjusted FFO to exclude a restructuring charge, costs associated with shareowner activism, a charge recognized in connection with the partial write-off of deferred financing costs related to an amendment of our primary unsecured revolving line of credit in February 2017, and a gain recognized at the time of conversion of the remaining portion of our investment in SPG LP Units to common shares of SPG. In 2016, we adjusted FFO to exclude a lump sum payment we received in connection with the termination of our third party leasing agreement at Crystals, costs incurred associated with shareowner activism, and a gain, net of tax, recognized at the time of conversion of a portion of our investment in SPG LP Units to common shares of SPG. In 2015, we adjusted FFO to exclude an impairment charge for the write-off of previously capitalized costs related to the pre-development of Miami Worldcenter, a former development project in Miami, Florida and for the reversal of certain prior period share-based compensation expense recognized upon the announcement of an executive management transition. Our presentations of NOI, EBITDA, FFO, and adjusted versions of these measures, if any, are not necessarily comparable to the similarly titled measures of other REITs due to the fact that not all REITs use the same definitions. These measures should not be considered alternatives to net income or as an indicator of our operating performance. Additionally, these measures do not represent cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities as defined by GAAP. Reconciliations of Net Income Attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. Common Shareowners to Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations and Net Income to Net Operating Income are presented in the following section. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures The following includes reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures: Net Income Attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. 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SPG common share conversion 2017 2016 2015 (in millions) $ 112.8 $ 188.2 $ 192.6 167.8 (7.5) 66.9 108.6 (11.9) 67.3 0.1 (0.1) 2.8 0.7 138.1 (5.8) 53.0 86.3 (10.3) 54.7 1.7 — 0.6 0.5 106.4 (3.7) 34.4 63.0 (7.0) 45.6 2.2 (0.4) (11.2) 21.9 116.0 11.8 Reduction of income tax expense on dispositions of International Plaza, Arizona Mills, and Oyster Bay Less noncontrolling share of income of consolidated joint ventures (6.8) (8.1) Add EBITDA attributable to outside partners: EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling partners in consolidated joint ventures EBITDA attributable to outside partners in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Add beneficial interest in UJV impairment charge - Miami Worldcenter 26.3 184.5 24.3 140.2 EBITDA at 100% $ 711.6 $ 663.3 $ 571.5 Add (less) items excluded from shopping center Net Operating Income: General and administrative expenses Management, leasing, and development services, net Restructuring charge Costs associated with shareowner activism Straight-line of rents Insurance recoveries - The Mall of San Juan Gain on disposition Gains on SPG common share conversions Gains on sales of peripheral land Dividend income Interest income Other nonoperating expense (income) Unallocated operating expenses and other Net Operating Income at 100% - total portfolio Less - Net Operating Income of non-comparable centers Net Operating Income at 100% - comparable centers Lease cancellation income Net Operating Income at 100% - comparable centers excluding lease cancellation income (5) 39.0 (2.2) 13.8 14.5 (7.7) (1.1) (4.4) (11.6) (2.6) (4.2) (7.3) — 39.3 48.1 (24.0) (1) 3.0 (7.6) (11.1) (1.8) (3.8) (6.5) (0.4) 44.6 $ $ $ 777.0 (153.0) (2) 624.0 (12.7) 611.3 $ $ $ 703.7 (90.2) (3) 613.5 (6.2) 607.3 $ $ $ 45.7 (7.3) (5.2) (3.6) (2.0) 0.3 36.7 636.1 (42.9) (4) 593.3 (8.9) 584.4 (1) Amount includes the lump sum payment of $21.7 million received in May 2016 for the termination of our third party leasing agreement for Crystals due to a change (2) (3) (4) (5) in ownership of the center. Includes Beverly Center, CityOn.Xi'an, CityOn.Zhengzhou, Country Club Plaza, International Market Place, The Mall of San Juan, and Starfield Hanam. Includes Beverly Center, CityOn.Xi'an, Country Club Plaza, International Market Place, The Mall of San Juan, Starfield Hanam, and certain post-closing adjustments relating to the centers sold to Starwood. Includes Beverly Center and The Mall of San Juan. See "Non-GAAP Measures - Use of Non-GAAP Measures" above for a discussion of the use and utility of Net Operating Income excluding lease cancellation income as a performance measure. (6) Amounts in this table may not add due to rounding. 67 Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. The information required by this Item is included in this report at Item 7 under the caption "Liquidity and Capital Resources." Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. The Financial Statements of Taubman Centers, Inc. and the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon are filed pursuant to this Item 8 and are included in this report at Item 15. Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. None. Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures As of the end of the period covered by this annual report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2017, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods prescribed by the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting accompanies the Company’s financial statements included in Item 15 of this annual report. Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The report issued by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, accompanies the Company’s financial statements included in Item 15 of this annual report. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the Company’s fourth quarter 2017 evaluation of such internal control that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION. Not applicable. 68 PART III Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the material appearing in the 2018 Proxy Statement under the captions "Proposal 1 – Election of Directors," "Board Matters – Committees of the Board," "Board Matters – Corporate Governance," "Executive Officers," and "Additional Information – Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance." Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the material appearing in the 2018 Proxy Statement under the captions "Board Matters – Director Compensation," "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation," "Compensation Discussion and Analysis," "Compensation Committee Report," and "Named Executive Officer Compensation Tables." 69 Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company’s current and prior equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2017: Equity compensation plans approved by security holders: The Taubman Company 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan: (1) Profits Units (2) Performance Share Units (3) Restricted Share Units Equity compensation plan not approved by security holders - Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (5) Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants, and Rights Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants, and Rights Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuances Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) (a) (b) (c) 322,468 133,962 202,663 659,093 144,420 803,513 (4) (4) (6) 2,381,019 (1) 2,381,019 (7) 2,381,019 (1) Under The Taubman Company 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended), directors, officers, employees, and other service providers of the Company may receive restricted shares, restricted units of limited partnership in TRG (TRG Units), options to purchase common shares or TRG Units, share appreciation rights, performance share units, unrestricted shares or TRG Units, and other awards to acquire up to an aggregate of 8,500,000 shares of common stock or TRG Units. No further awards will be made under the 1992 Incentive Option Plan. (2) The maximum number of performance-based Profits Units was issued at grant, eventually subject to a recovery and cancellation of previously granted amounts depending on actual performance against targeted measures of total shareholder return relative to that of a peer group and net operating income thresholds over a three-year period. See "Note 13 - Share-Based Compensation and Other Employee Plans - TRG Profits Units" to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these awards. (3) Amount represents 44,654 performance share units at their maximum payout ratio of 300%. This amount may overstate dilution to the extent actual performance is different than such assumption. The actual number of performance share units that may ultimately vest will range from 0- 300% based on actual performance against targeted measures of total shareholder return relative to that of a peer group and net operating income thresholds over a three-year period. (4) Excludes restricted stock units and performance share units issued under the Omnibus Plan because they are converted into common stock on a one-for-one basis at no additional cost. (5) The Deferred Compensation Plan, which was approved by the Board of Directors in May 2005, gives each non-employee director of the Company the right to defer the receipt of all or a portion of his or her annual director retainer fee until the termination of such director's service on the Board of Directors and for such deferred amount to be denominated in restricted stock units. The number of restricted stock units received equals the amount of the deferred retainer fee divided by the fair market value of the common stock on the business day immediately before the date the director would otherwise have been entitled to receive the retainer fee. The restricted stock units represent the right to receive equivalent shares of common stock at the end of the deferral period. During the deferral period, when the Company pays cash dividends on the common stock, the directors' notional deferral accounts are credited with dividend equivalents on their deferred restricted stock units, payable in additional restricted stock units based on the fair market value of the common stock on the business day immediately before the record date of the applicable dividend payment. Each Director's notional account is 100% vested at all times. (6) The restricted stock units are excluded because they are converted into common stock on a one-for-one basis at no additional cost. (7) The number of securities available for future issuance is unlimited and will reflect whether non-employee directors elect to defer all or a portion of their annual retainers. Additional information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the information appearing in the Proxy Statement under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management – Ownership Table." 70 Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE. The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the information appearing in the 2018 Proxy Statement under the caption "Related Person Transactions" and "Proposal 1 – Election of Directors – Director Independence." Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES. The information required by this item is hereby incorporated by reference to the material appearing in the 2018 Proxy Statement under the caption "Audit Committee Matters." 71 Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. 15(a)(1) The following financial statements of Taubman Centers, Inc. and the Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon are filed with this report: PART IV TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 15(a)(2) The following is a list of the financial statement schedules required by Item 15(d): TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2017 Page F-2 F-3 F-5 F-6 F-7 F-9 F-10 F-52 F-53 15(a)(3) Exhibit Number 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Exhibit Description Amended and Restated Articles Incorporation of Taubman Centers, Inc. Form Period Ending of 8-K Exhibit 3.1 Filing Date March 15, 2013 Filed Herewith Incorporated by Reference Restated By-Laws of Taubman Centers, Inc. 10-Q September 30, 2017 Amended and Restated By-Laws of Taubman Centers, Inc. in Mortgage, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated September 15, 2015, by Short favor of Hills Associates L.L.C. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance Company, and Pacific Life Insurance Company. Promissory Note A-1, dated September 15, 2015, by Short Hills Associates L.L.C. to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Promissory Note A-2, dated September 15, 2015, by Short Hills Associates L.L.C. to New York Life Insurance Company. Promissory Note A-3, dated September 15, 2015, by Short Hills Associates L.L.C. to Pacific Life Insurance Company. Assignment of Leases, dated September 15, 2015, by Short Hills Associates L.L.C. in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance Company, and Pacific Life Insurance Company. Guaranty Agreement, dated September 15, 2015, by Short Hills Associates L.L.C. in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance Company, and Pacific Life Insurance Company. 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8.K 72 3.1 3.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 November 9, 2017 September 17, 2015 September 17, 2015 September 17, 2015 September 17, 2015 September 17, 2015 4.6 September 17, 2015 Exhibit Number 4.7 4.7.1 4.7.2 4.7.3 4.8 4.8.1 4.8.2 4.9 4.9.1 Exhibit Description Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2013, by and among The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative, and the various lenders and agents on the signature pages thereto. Amendment No. 1 to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013, by and among The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., as an Administrative Agent, and the various lenders and agents on the signatures pages thereto. Amendment No. 2 to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2014, by and among The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lenders on the signatures pages thereto. Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2017, by and among The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lenders and agents on the signatures pages thereto. Guaranty, dated as of February 28, 2013, by and among Dolphin Mall Associates LLC, Fairlane Town Center LLC, Twelve Oaks Mall, LLC, and Willow Bend Shopping Center Limited Partnership in favor of JPMorgan its capacity as Chase Bank, N.A., Administrative Agent for the Lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement. in Release of Guaranty, dated October 16, 2014, by and among Fairlane Town Center LLC, Willow Bend Shopping Center Limited Partnership, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement. Guaranty, dated as of February 1, 2017, by and among Dolphin Mall Associates LLC, The Gardens on El Paseo LLC, Twelve Oaks Mall, LLC, and La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the lenders under the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement. Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 12, 2013, by and among The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lenders and agents on the signatures pages thereto. the Term Loan Amendment No. 1 Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2014, by and among The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lenders on the signatures pages thereto. to Incorporated by Reference Form Period Ending 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K Exhibit 4.1 Filing Date March 1, 2013 Filed Herewith 4.3 November 13, 2013 4.1 November 25, 2014 4.1 February 7, 2017 4.2 March 1, 2013 4.1 October 20, 2014 4.2 February 7, 2017 4.1 November 13, 2013 4.2 November 25, 2014 Exhibit Number 4.9.2 4.10 4.10.1 4.10.2 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 10.2 Incorporated by Reference Form Period Ending 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-A12B 8-A12B 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K Exhibit 4.3 Filing Date February 7, 2017 Filed Herewith 4.2 November 13, 2013 4.2 October 20, 2014 4.4 February 7, 2017 4.3 November 9, 2011 4.1 4.1 4.1 August 13, 2012 March 14, 2013 May 10, 2016 4.2 May 10, 2016 4.3 May 10, 2016 4.4 May 10, 2016 4.5 May 10, 2016 Exhibit Description Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 1, 2017, by and among The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the various lenders and agents on the signatures pages thereto. Guaranty, dated as of November 12, 2013, by and among Dolphin Mall Associates LLC, Fairlane Town Center LLC, Twelve Oaks Mall, LLC, Willow Bend Shopping Center Limited Partnership, and La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership, in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Term Loan Agreement. the Lenders under Release of Guaranty, dated October 16, 2014, by and among Fairlane Town Center LLC, Willow Bend Shopping Center Limited Partnership, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Lenders under the Term Loan Agreement. Guaranty, dated as of February 1, 2017, by The Gardens on El Paseo LLC, in favor of JPMorgan as Administrative Agent for the lenders under the Term Loan Agreement. Bank N.A., Chase Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2011, by The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership, in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Form of certificate evidencing 6.500% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 Per Share. Form of certificate evidencing 6.25% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 Per Share. Leasehold Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing, dated May 6, 2016, by Taubman Cherry Creek Shopping Center, L.L.C. to the Public Trustee of the City and County of Denver, Colorado for the benefit of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Promissory Note A-1, dated May 6, 2016, by Taubman Cherry Creek Shopping Center, L.L.C. Insurance Company. to Metropolitan Life Promissory Note A-2, dated May 6, 2016 by Taubman Cherry Creek Shopping Center, L.L.C. to the Prudential Insurance Company of America. Assignment of Leases, dated May 6, 2016, by Taubman Cherry Creek Shopping Center, L.L.C. in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Guaranty Agreement, dated May 6, 2016, by the Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Master Services Agreement between The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and the Manager. 10-K December 31, 1992 10(f) Exhibit Number 10.2.1 10.2.2 10.3 Exhibit Description First Amendment to the Master Services Agreement between The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and the Manager, dated September 30, 1998. Second Amendment to the Master Services Agreement between The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and the Manager, dated December 23, 2008. Amended and Restated Cash Tender Agreement among Taubman Centers, Inc., The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership, and A. Alfred Taubman, A. Alfred Taubman, acting not individually but as Trustee of the A. Alfred Taubman Restated Revocable Trust, and TRA Partners. Filing Date Filed Herewith Incorporated by Reference Form 10-K Period Ending December 31, 2008 Exhibit 10(au) 10-K December 31, 2008 10(an) 10-Q June 30, 2000 10(a) *10.4 Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan. *10.4.1 *10.5.1 *10.5.2 First Amendment to The Taubman Company Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan, dated December 12, 2008 (revised for Code Section 409A compliance). Form of Amended and Restated Change of Control Employment Agreement, dated December 18, 2008 (revised for Code Section 409A compliance). Amendment to The Taubman Centers, Inc. Change of Control Severance Program, dated December 12, 2008 (revised for Code Section 409A compliance). 10-K 10-K December 31, 1994 December 31, 2008 10(i) 10(aq) 10-K December 31, 2008 10(p) 10-K December 31, 2008 10(ar) *10.5.3 Form of Amendment to Change of Control Employment Agreement. 8-K 10.1 May 8, 2014 10.6 10.7 10.7.1 *10.8 *10.8.1 10.9 10.9.1 10.10 10.10.1 Second Amended and Restated Continuing Offer, dated as of May 16, 2000. The Third Amendment and Restatement of Agreement of Limited Partnership of The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership dated December 12, 2012. First Amendment to the Third Amendment and Restatement of Agreement of Limited Partnership of The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership dated December 12, 2012. Subsequent Deferral Election under The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and The Taubman Company LLC Election and Option Deferral Agreement, dated September 27, 2016. The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership and The Taubman Company LLC Election and Option Deferral Agreement, as Amended and Restated Effective as of January 27, 2011. 10-Q June 30, 2000 10(b) S-3 8-K 10.3 December 27, 2012 10.2 June 7, 2016 10-K December 31, 2016 10.8 10-Q March 31, 2011 10(b) Operating Agreement of Taubman Land Associates, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, dated October 20, 2006. 10-K December 31, 2006 10(ab) First Amendment to Operating Agreement of Taubman Land Associates, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, dated October 20, 2006. Amended and Restated Agreement of Partnership of Sunvalley Associates, a California general partnership. 10-Q March 31, 2013 10 10-Q/A June 30, 2002 10(a) First Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement of Partnership of Sunvalley Associates, a California general partnership. 10-K December 31, 2012 10.11.1 Incorporated by Reference Form 10-K Period Ending December 31, 2016 Exhibit 10.11.1 Filing Date Filed Herewith 8-K 8-K 10.4 10.5 May 18, 2005 May 18, 2005 10-Q June 30, 2008 10(c) 10-K December 31, 2008 10(ap) Exhibit Number *10.11 *10.12 *10.12.1 *10.12.2 *10.12.3 *10.13 *10.13.1 *10.14 *10.14.1 *10.14.2 *10.14.3 *10.14.4 *10.14.5 *10.14.6 *10.14.7 *10.14.8 Exhibit Description Summary of Compensation for the Board of Directors of Taubman Centers, Inc., effective January 1, 2017. The Taubman Centers, Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. The Form of The Taubman Centers, Inc. Non- Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan Deferral Election Form. First Amendment to the Taubman Centers, Inc. Deferred Non-Employee Compensation Plan. Directors' Form of Taubman Centers, Inc. Non- Employee Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan Amendment Agreement (revised for Code Section 409A compliance). Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Taubman Properties Asia LLC dated April 30, 2014 by, between, among Taubman Asia Management II LLC, René Tremblay, and Taubman Properties Asia LLC. and First Amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Taubman Properties Asia LLC dated April 26, 2016, by, between, and among Taubman Asia Management II LLC, René Tremblay, and Taubman Properties Asia LLC. Form of The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Plan Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement. Long-Term Incentive Form of The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan Option Award Agreement. Form of The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Plan Restricted and Performance Share Unit Award Agreement. Long-Term Incentive Form of The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Plan Performance Share Unit Award Agreement (Five-Year Vesting). Long-Term Incentive 2015 Form of The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement. 2015 Form of The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan Performance Share Unit Award Agreement. 2017 Form of The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan Performance Share Unit Award Agreement. Amendment to the Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of May 21, 2010. 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K 8-K The Taubman Company 2008 Omnibus Long- Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of May 21, 2010. DEF 14 *10.14.9 Form Certificate of Designation of Profits Units *10.14.10 Form of TRG Unit Award Agreement 10.1 May 5, 2014 10.1 April 29, 2016 A March 31, 2010 10(a) March 10, 2009 10(b) March 10, 2009 10(c) March 10, 2009 10-Q March 31, 2012 10 10-K 10-K December 31, 2014 10.15.5 December 31, 2014 10.15.6 10-Q March 31, 2017 10.4 8-K 8-K 8-K 10.1 June 7, 2016 10.3 10.4 June 7, 2016 June 7, 2016 Incorporated by Reference Form 10-Q Period Ending March 31, 2017 Exhibit 10.1 Filing Date Filed Herewith Exhibit Number *10.15 *10.15.1 *10.16 *10.17 *10.18 *10.19 12 21 23 31.1 31.2 32.1 32.2 99 Exhibit Description Limited Liability Company Agreement of Taubman Properties Asia II LLC dated September 1, 2016 by, between, and among Taubman Asia Management II LLC, René Tremblay, Peter John Sharp, and Taubman Properties Asia II LLC. Termination of Limited Liability Company Agreement of Taubman Properties Asia II LLC dated February 22, 2018 between Taubman Asia Management II LLC, René Tremblay, and Peter John Sharp. Limited Liability Company Agreement of Taubman Properties Asia III LLC dated September 22, 2016 by, between, and among Taubman Asia Management II LLC, Peter John Sharp, and Taubman Properties Asia III LLC. Employment Agreement between Taubman Asia Management Limited and Peter John Sharp, effective January 1, 2017. between The Employment Agreement Taubman Company LLC and Paul Wright, effective April 1, 2017. 10-Q March 31, 2017 10.2 10-Q March 31, 2017 10.3 10-Q June 30, 2017 10.1 Taubman Severance Plan for Senior Level Management 8-K 10.1 December 13, 2017 Statement Re: Computation of Taubman Centers, Inc. Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends. Subsidiaries of Taubman Centers, Inc. Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 10A, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 10A, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures of The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership. 101.INS XBRL Instance Document. 101.SCH 101.CAL 101.LAB 101.PRE 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Document. Schema XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. X X X X X X *** *** X X X X X X X Incorporated by Reference Exhibit Number * ** *** Exhibit Description A management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed. Period Ending Form Exhibit Filing Date Filed Herewith Certain exhibits and schedules to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted exhibits or schedules will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. Documents are furnished, not filed. Note: The Company has not filed certain instruments with respect to long-term debt that did not exceed 10% of the Company’s total assets on a consolidated basis. A copy of such instruments will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES The following consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedules are included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation as of December 31, 2017 F-2 F-3 F-5 F-6 F-7 F-9 F-10 F-52 F-53 MANAGEMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING The management of Taubman Centers, Inc. is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the financial statements and financial information reported herein. This responsibility includes the establishment and maintenance of adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions are properly authorized and recorded, and that the financial records and accounting policies applied provide a reliable basis for the preparation of financial statements and financial information that are free of material misstatement. The management of Taubman Centers, Inc. is required to assess the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017. Management bases this assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control on recognized control criteria, the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Management has completed its assessment as of December 31, 2017. Based on its assessment, management believes that Taubman Centers, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017. The independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, that audited the financial statements included in this annual report has issued their report on the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting, also included herein. F-2 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors and Shareowners Taubman Centers, Inc.: Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Taubman Centers, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes and financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(2) (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated February 27, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Basis for Opinion These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. /s/ KPMG LLP We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2004. Chicago, Illinois February 27, 2018 F-3 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors and Shareowners Taubman Centers, Inc.: Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting We have audited Taubman Centers, Inc.’s and subsidiaries’ (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, changes in equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three- year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes and financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(2) (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), and our report dated February 27, 2018 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. Basis for Opinion The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. /s/ KPMG LLP Chicago, Illinois February 27, 2018 F-4 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (in thousands, except share data) Assets: Properties (Notes 4 and 8) Accumulated depreciation and amortization Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Note 5) Cash and cash equivalents Restricted cash (Note 1) Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,237 and $4,311 in 2017 and 2016 (Note 6) Accounts receivable from related parties (Note 12) Deferred charges and other assets (Note 7) Total Assets Liabilities: Notes payable, net (Note 8) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Distributions in excess of investments in and net income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Note 5) Commitments and contingencies (Notes 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 15) Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 9) Equity (Deficit): Taubman Centers, Inc. Shareowners’ Equity (Note 14): Series B Non-Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par and liquidation value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 24,938,114 and 25,029,059 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016 Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 7,700,000 shares authorized, no par, $192.5 million liquidation preference, 7,700,000 shares issued and outstanding at both December 31, 2017 and 2016 Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 6,800,000 shares authorized, no par, $170.0 million liquidation preference, 6,800,000 shares issued and outstanding at both December 31, 2017 and 2016 Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 60,832,918 and 60,430,613 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 and 2016 Additional paid-in capital Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (Note 19) Dividends in excess of net income Noncontrolling interests (Note 9) Total Liabilities and Equity December 31 2017 December 31 2016 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 4,461,045 (1,276,916) 3,184,129 605,629 42,499 2,742 78,566 1,365 299,662 4,214,592 3,555,228 307,041 494,851 4,357,120 $ $ $ $ $ 4,173,954 (1,147,390) 3,026,564 604,808 40,603 932 60,174 2,103 275,728 4,010,912 3,255,512 336,536 480,863 4,072,911 7,500 $ 8,704 25 $ 25 608 675,333 (6,919) (646,807) 22,240 (172,268) (150,028) $ $ 4,214,592 $ 604 657,281 (35,916) (549,914) 72,080 (142,783) (70,703) 4,010,912 See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-5 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (in thousands, except share data) Revenues: Minimum rents Overage rents Expense recoveries Management, leasing, and development services (Note 2) Other Expenses: Maintenance, taxes, utilities, and promotion Other operating Management, leasing, and development services General and administrative (Note 13) Restructuring charge (Note 1) Costs associated with shareowner activism (Note 1) Interest expense Depreciation and amortization Nonoperating income, net (Notes 7, 10, and 15) Income before income tax expense, equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, and gain on dispositions, net of tax Income tax expense (Note 3) Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Note 5) Income before gain on dispositions, net of tax Gain on dispositions, net of tax (Note 3) Net income Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 9) Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. Distributions to participating securities of TRG (Note 13) Preferred stock dividends (Note 14) Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners Net income Other comprehensive income (Note 19): Unrealized loss on interest rate instruments and other Fair value adjustment for marketable equity securities Cumulative translation adjustment Reclassification adjustment for amounts recognized in net income Comprehensive income Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests Comprehensive income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. Basic earnings per common share (Note 16) Diluted earnings per common share (Note 16) Year Ended December 31 2016 2015 2017 345,557 16,923 211,625 4,383 50,677 629,165 167,091 94,513 2,157 39,018 13,848 14,500 108,572 167,806 607,505 23,828 45,488 (105) 67,374 112,757 112,757 (32,052) 80,705 (2,300) (23,138) 55,267 112,757 (471) 528 33,303 7,564 40,924 153,681 (43,956) 109,725 0.91 0.91 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 333,325 20,020 202,467 28,059 28,686 612,557 156,506 78,794 4,042 48,056 3,000 86,285 138,139 514,822 22,927 120,662 (2,212) 69,701 188,151 188,151 (55,538) 132,613 (2,117) (23,138) 107,358 188,151 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ (3,880) (428) (17,339) 9,339 (12,308) $ 175,843 $ (51,927) 123,916 $ 1.78 1.77 $ $ 310,831 20,233 188,023 13,177 24,908 557,172 145,118 58,131 5,914 45,727 63,041 106,355 424,286 5,256 138,142 (2,248) 56,226 192,120 437 192,557 (58,430) 134,127 (1,969) (23,138) 109,020 192,557 (13,668) (15,279) 12,021 (16,926) 175,631 (53,458) 122,173 1.78 1.76 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic 60,675,129 60,363,416 61,389,113 See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-6 F - 7 S e e n o t e s t o c o n s o l i d a t e d f i n a n c i a l s t a t e m e n t s . B a l a n c e , D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 6 3 9 , 5 2 9 , 0 5 9 $ 2 5 6 0 , 4 3 0 , 6 1 3 $ 6 0 4 $ 6 5 7 , 2 8 1 $ ( 3 5 , 9 1 6 ) $ ( 5 4 9 , 9 1 4 ) $ ( 1 4 2 , 7 8 3 ) $ ( 7 0 , 7 0 3 ) i n t e r e s t ) ( N o t e 9 ) O t h e r c o m p r e h e n s i v e i n c o m e ( N o t e 1 9 ) : C u m u l a t i v e t r a n s l a t i o n a d j u s t m e n t F a i r v a l u e a d j u s t m e n t f o r m a r k e t a b l e e q u i t y s e c u r i t i e s U n r e a l i z e d l o s s o n i n t e r e s t r a t e i n s t r u m e n t s a n d o t h e r R e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a d j u s t m e n t f o r a m o u n t s r e c o g n i z e d i n n e t i n c o m e N e t i n c o m e ( e x c l u d e s $ 6 5 6 o f n e t l o s s a t t r i b u t a b l e t o r e d e e m a b l e n o n c o n t r o l l i n g O t h e r n o n c o n t r o l l i n g i n t e r e s t ) ( N o t e 9 ) A d j u s t m e n t s o f n o n c o n t r o l l i n g i n t e r e s t s ( N o t e 9 ) F o r m e r T a u b m a n A s i a P r e s i d e n t r e d e e m a b l e e q u i t y a d j u s t m e n t ( N o t e 9 ) S h a r e - b a s e d c o m p e n s a t i o n u n d e r e m p l o y e e a n d d i r e c t o r b e n e f i t p l a n s ( N o t e 1 3 ) D i v i d e n d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n s ( e x c l u d e s $ 7 , 1 5 0 o f d i s t r i b u t i o n s a t t r i b u t a b l e t o r e d e e m a b l e I s s u a n c e o f s t o c k p u r s u a n t t o C o n t i n u i n g O f f e r ( N o t e s 1 3 , 1 4 , a n d 1 5 ) ( 1 5 , 8 8 0 ) 1 8 1 , 1 7 2 1 5 , 8 8 0 2 1 7 , 0 2 8 1 , 9 5 9 ( 1 3 , 8 5 4 ) 1 ( 2 , 6 1 6 ) ( 6 5 6 ) ( 1 3 , 8 5 4 ) 1 7 , 0 3 0 — 2 ( 7 9 3 ) ( 7 9 1 ) ( 1 6 8 , 9 8 8 ) ( 2 0 0 , 7 5 4 ) ( 3 6 9 , 7 4 2 ) 1 3 2 , 6 1 3 5 6 , 1 9 4 1 8 8 , 8 0 7 6 , 5 9 8 ( 1 2 , 2 5 1 ) ( 2 , 7 4 2 ) ( 3 0 2 ) 2 , 7 4 1 9 , 3 3 9 ( 5 , 0 8 8 ) ( 1 7 , 3 3 9 ) ( 1 2 6 ) ( 4 2 8 ) ( 1 , 1 3 8 ) ( 3 , 8 8 0 ) B a l a n c e , D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 1 5 3 9 , 5 4 4 , 9 3 9 $ 2 5 6 0 , 2 3 3 , 5 6 1 $ 6 0 2 $ 6 5 2 , 1 4 6 $ ( 2 7 , 2 2 0 ) $ ( 5 1 2 , 7 4 6 ) $ 8 , 0 0 4 $ 1 2 0 , 8 1 1 O t h e r N e t i n c o m e D i v i d e n d s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n s A d j u s t m e n t s o f n o n c o n t r o l l i n g i n t e r e s t s ( N o t e s 9 a n d 1 8 ) C u m u l a t i v e t r a n s l a t i o n a d j u s t m e n t O t h e r c o m p r e h e n s i v e i n c o m e ( N o t e 1 9 ) : U n r e a l i z e d l o s s o n i n t e r e s t r a t e i n s t r u m e n t s a n d o t h e r R e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a d j u s t m e n t f o r a m o u n t s r e c o g n i z e d i n n e t i n c o m e S h a r e - b a s e d c o m p e n s a t i o n u n d e r e m p l o y e e a n d d i r e c t o r b e n e f i t p l a n s ( N o t e 1 3 ) 2 9 6 , 6 5 3 3 6 9 , 5 2 1 1 9 , 2 4 9 1 4 R e p u r c h a s e o f c o m m o n s t o c k ( N o t e 1 4 ) ( 3 , 4 6 0 , 7 9 6 ) ( 3 5 ) ( 2 5 2 , 5 9 8 ) I s s u a n c e o f s t o c k p u r s u a n t t o C o n t i n u i n g O f f e r ( N o t e s 1 3 , 1 4 , a n d 1 5 ) ( 7 2 , 0 6 1 ) 7 3 , 2 9 5 1 ( 1 ) 8 , 4 8 9 ( 1 0 , 7 9 0 ) ( 9 , 6 5 3 ) 3 , 5 3 2 1 2 , 0 2 1 ( 4 , 4 8 9 ) ( 1 5 , 2 7 9 ) ( 4 , 0 1 5 ) ( 1 3 , 6 6 8 ) ( 1 9 8 ) ( 7 8 , 6 1 9 ) ( 9 , 2 9 6 ) 1 3 4 , 1 2 7 ( 5 9 8 ) 5 8 , 4 3 0 1 9 2 , 5 5 7 ( 5 8 4 ) ( 1 6 3 , 0 8 7 ) ( 6 8 , 4 1 5 ) ( 2 3 1 , 5 0 2 ) 1 9 , 2 5 2 ( 2 5 2 , 6 3 3 ) — B a l a n c e , J a n u a r y 1 , 2 0 1 5 3 9 , 6 1 7 , 0 0 0 $ 2 5 6 3 , 3 2 4 , 4 0 9 $ 6 3 3 $ 8 1 5 , 9 6 1 $ ( 1 5 , 0 6 8 ) $ ( 4 8 3 , 1 8 8 ) $ 1 0 1 , 5 8 0 $ 4 1 9 , 9 4 3 T a u b m a n C e n t e r s , I n c . S h a r e o w n e r s ’ E q u i t y S h a r e s A m o u n t S h a r e s A m o u n t P r e f e r r e d S t o c k C o m m o n S t o c k C a p i t a l P a i d - I n I n c o m e ( L o s s ) C o m p r e h e n s i v e O t h e r A c c u m u l a t e d N e t I n c o m e i n E x c e s s o f D i v i d e n d s I n t e r e s t s N o n c o n t r o l l i n g R e d e e m a b l e N o n - ( D e f i c i t ) E q u i t y T o t a l ( i n t h o u s a n d s , e x c e p t s h a r e d a t a ) Y E A R S E N D E D D E C E M B E R 3 1 , 2 0 1 7 , 2 0 1 6 , A N D 2 0 1 5 C O N S O L I D A T E D S T A T E M E N T O F C H A N G E S I N E Q U I T Y ( D E F I C I T ) T A U B M A N C E N T E R S , I N C . . 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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) Cash Flows From Operating Activities: Net income Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization Provision for bad debts Gains on sales of peripheral land Gains on SPG common share conversions (Note 7) Other Increase (decrease) in cash attributable to changes in assets and liabilities: Receivables, restricted cash, deferred charges, and other assets Accounts payable and other liabilities Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities Cash Flows From Investing Activities: Additions to properties Proceeds from sales of peripheral land Cash drawn from (provided to) escrow or deposits related to center construction projects (Note 7) Contributions to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Contribution for acquisition of Country Club Plaza (Note 2) Distributions from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures in excess of income (Note 2) Other Net Cash Used In Investing Activities Cash Flows From Financing Activities: Proceeds from revolving lines of credit, net Debt proceeds Debt payments Debt issuance costs Repurchase of common stock (Note 14) Issuance of common stock and/or TRG Units in connection with incentive plans Distributions to noncontrolling interests (Note 9) Distributions to participating securities of TRG Contributions from noncontrolling interests (Note 9) Cash dividends to preferred shareowners Cash dividends to common shareowners Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities Net Increase (Decrease) In Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Year Ended December 31 2016 2015 2017 $ 112,757 $ 188,151 $ 192,557 167,806 11,025 (945) (11,613) 17,285 138,139 4,047 (1,827) (11,069) 18,925 (24,096) 7,634 279,853 $ (32,833) 1,490 305,023 $ (504,864) $ 11,258 (69,680) (79,976) (314,245) 234,913 81 (722,513) $ 234,700 758,991 (367,527) (1,620) 1,806 (207,904) (2,117) 2,000 (23,138) (143,733) 251,458 $ $ (353,322) $ 1,300 (9,606) (32,990) 70,847 86 (323,685) $ $ 269,955 336,749 (308,673) (6,665) 6,289 (74,661) (2,300) (23,138) (151,828) 45,728 1,896 40,603 $ $ 106,355 1,994 15,799 (15,636) 6,616 307,685 (440,678) 28,857 (97,293) 5,755 (1,762) (505,121) 1,198,640 (578,790) (12,743) (252,633) 4,526 (68,415) (1,969) (23,138) (137,830) 127,648 (166,032) $ (69,788) 206,635 276,423 42,499 $ 40,603 $ 206,635 See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-9 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization and Basis of Presentation General Taubman Centers, Inc. (the Company or TCO) is a Michigan corporation that operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (the Operating Partnership or TRG) is a majority-owned partnership subsidiary of TCO that owns direct or indirect interests in all of the Company’s real estate properties. In this report, the term "Company" refers to TCO, the Operating Partnership, and/or the Operating Partnership's subsidiaries as the context may require. The Company engages in the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition, disposition, development, and expansion of retail shopping centers and interests therein. The Company’s owned portfolio as of December 31, 2017 included 24 urban and suburban shopping centers operating in 11 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and China. Taubman Properties Asia LLC and its subsidiaries (Taubman Asia), which is the platform for the Company’s operations in China and South Korea, as well as any developments in Asia, is headquartered in Hong Kong. Dollar amounts presented in tables within the notes to the financial statements are stated in thousands, except share data or as otherwise noted. Consolidation The consolidated financial statements of the Company include all accounts of the Company, the Operating Partnership, and its consolidated subsidiaries, including The Taubman Company LLC (the Manager) and Taubman Asia. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The entities included in these consolidated financial statements are separate legal entities and maintain records and books of account separate from any other entity. However, inclusion of these separate entities in the consolidated financial statements does not mean that the assets and credit of each of these legal entities are available to satisfy the debts or other obligations of any other such legal entity included in the consolidated financial statements. In determining the method of accounting for partially owned joint ventures, the Company evaluates the characteristics of associated entities and determines whether an entity is a variable interest entity (VIE), and, if so, determines whether the Company is the primary beneficiary by analyzing whether the Company has both the power to direct the entity's significant economic activities and the obligation to absorb potentially significant losses or receive potentially significant benefits. Significant judgments and assumptions inherent in this analysis include the nature of the entity's operations, the entity's financing and capital structure, and contractual relationship and terms, including consideration of governance and decision making rights. The Company consolidates a VIE when it has determined that it is the primary beneficiary. All of the Company’s consolidated joint ventures, including the Operating Partnership, meet the definition and criteria as VIEs, as either the Company or an affiliate of the Company is the primary beneficiary of each VIE. The Company’s sole significant asset is its investment in the Operating Partnership and, consequently, substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets and liabilities are assets and liabilities of the Operating Partnership. All of the Company’s debt (Note 8) is an obligation of the Operating Partnership or its consolidated subsidiaries. Note 8 also provides disclosure of guarantees provided by the Operating Partnership to certain consolidated joint ventures. Note 9 provides additional disclosures of the carrying balance of the noncontrolling interests in its consolidated joint ventures and other information, including a description of certain rights of the noncontrolling owners. F-10 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Investments in entities not controlled but over which the Company may exercise significant influence (Unconsolidated Joint Ventures or UJVs) are accounted for under the equity method. The Company has evaluated its investments in the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures under guidance for determining whether an entity is a VIE and has concluded that the ventures are not VIEs. Accordingly, the Company accounts for its interests in these entities under general accounting standards for investments in real estate ventures (including guidance for determining effective control of a limited partnership or similar entity). The Company’s partners or other owners in these Unconsolidated Joint Ventures have substantive participating rights including approval rights over annual operating budgets, capital spending, financing, admission of new partners/members, or sale of the properties and the Company has concluded that the equity method of accounting is appropriate for these interests. Specifically, the Company’s 79% and 50.1% investments in Westfarms and International Plaza, respectively, are through general partnerships in which the other general partners have participating rights over annual operating budgets, capital spending, refinancing, or sale of the property. The Company provides its beneficial interest in certain financial information of its Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Notes 5 and 8). This beneficial information is derived as the Company's ownership interest in the investee multiplied by the specific financial statement item being presented. Investors are cautioned that deriving the Company's beneficial interest in this manner may not accurately depict the legal and economic implications of holding a noncontrolling interest in the investee. The Operating Partnership At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Operating Partnership’s equity included two classes of preferred equity (Series J and K Preferred Equity) (Note 14) and the net equity of the TRG unitholders. Net income and distributions of the Operating Partnership are allocable first to the preferred equity interests, and the remaining amounts to the general and limited partners in the Operating Partnership in accordance with their percentage ownership. The Series J and K Preferred Equity are owned by the Company and are eliminated in consolidation. The partnership equity of the Operating Partnership and the Company's ownership therein are shown below: TRG Units outstanding at December 31 TRG Units owned by TCO at December 31(1) 85,788,252 85,476,892 85,295,720 60,832,918 60,430,613 60,233,561 TRG Units owned by noncontrolling interests at December 31 24,955,334 25,046,279 25,062,159 TCO's % interest in TRG at December 31 71% 71 71 TCO's average interest % in TRG 71% 71 71 Year 2017 2016 2015 (1) There is a one-for-one relationship between TRG Units owned by TCO and TCO common shares outstanding; amounts in this column are equal to TCO’s common shares outstanding as of the specified dates. Outstanding voting securities of the Company at December 31, 2017 consisted of 24,938,114 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (Note 14) and 60,832,918 shares of common stock. F-11 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Revenue Recognition Shopping center space is generally leased to tenants under short and intermediate term leases that are accounted for as operating leases. Minimum rents are recognized on the straight-line method. Overage rent is accrued when lessees' specified sales targets have been met. For traditional net leases, where tenants reimburse the landlord for an allocation of reimbursable costs incurred, the Company recognizes revenue in the period the applicable costs are chargeable to tenants. For tenants paying a fixed common area maintenance charge (which typically includes fixed increases over the lease term), the Company recognizes revenue on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. Management, leasing, and development revenue is recognized as services are rendered, when fees due are determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Fees for management, leasing, and development services are established under contracts and are generally based on negotiated rates, percentages of cash receipts, and/or actual costs incurred. Fixed-fee development services contracts are generally accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method, using cost to cost measurements of progress. Profits on real estate sales are recognized whenever (1) a sale is consummated, (2) the buyer has demonstrated an adequate commitment to pay for the property, (3) the Company’s receivable is not subject to future subordination, and (4) the Company has transferred to the buyer the risks and rewards of ownership. Other revenues, including fees paid by tenants to terminate their leases, are recognized when fees due are determinable, no further actions or services are required to be performed by the Company, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Taxes assessed by government authorities on revenue-producing transactions, such as sales, use, and value-added taxes, are primarily accounted for on a net basis on the Company’s income statement. See Note 21 - New Accounting Pronouncements, for the Company's evaluation of the impact of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and ASU No. ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases." Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Notes The Company records a provision for losses on accounts receivable to reduce them to the amount estimated to be collectible. The Company records a provision for losses on notes receivable to reduce them to the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loans’ effective interest rates or the fair value of the collateral if the loans are collateral dependent. Depreciation and Amortization Buildings, improvements, and equipment are primarily depreciated on straight-line bases over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which generally range from 3 to 50 years. Capital expenditures that are recoverable from tenants are generally depreciated over the estimated recovery period. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Tenant allowances are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the useful life of the leasehold improvements or the lease term. Deferred leasing costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases. In the event of early termination of such leases, the unrecoverable net book values of the assets are recognized as depreciation and amortization expense in the period of termination. Capitalization Direct and indirect costs that are clearly related to the acquisition, development, construction, and improvement of properties are capitalized. Compensation costs are allocated based on actual time spent on a project. Costs incurred on real estate for ground leases, property taxes, insurance, and interest costs for qualifying assets are capitalized during periods in which activities necessary to get the property ready for its intended use are in progress. The viability of all projects under construction or development, including those owned by Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, are regularly evaluated on an individual basis under the accounting for abandonment of assets or changes in use. To the extent a project, or individual components of the project, are no longer considered to have value, the related capitalized costs are charged against operations. Additionally, all properties are reviewed for impairment on an individual basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment of a shopping center owned by consolidated entities is recognized when the sum of expected cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying value of the property. Other than temporary impairment of an investment in an Unconsolidated Joint Venture is recognized when the carrying value of the investment is not considered recoverable based on evaluation of the severity and duration of the decline in value, including the results of discounted cash flow and other valuation techniques. To the extent impairment has occurred, the excess carrying value of the asset over its estimated fair value is charged to income. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recognized an impairment charge on previously capitalized pre-development costs related to its enclosed shopping mall project that was intended to be part of the Miami Worldcenter mixed-use, urban development in Miami, Florida (Note 5). F-12 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS In leasing a shopping center space, the Company may provide funding to the lessee through a tenant allowance. In accounting for a tenant allowance, the Company determines whether the allowance represents funding for the construction of leasehold improvements and evaluates the ownership, for accounting purposes, of such improvements. If the Company is considered the owner of the leasehold improvements for accounting purposes, the Company capitalizes the amount of the tenant allowance and depreciates it over the shorter of the useful life of the leasehold improvements or the lease term. If the tenant allowance represents a payment for a purpose other than funding leasehold improvements, or in the event the Company is not considered the owner of the improvements for accounting purposes, the allowance is considered to be a lease incentive and is recognized over the lease term as a reduction of rental revenue. Factors considered during this evaluation usually include (1) who holds legal title to the improvements, (2) evidentiary requirements concerning the spending of the tenant allowance, and (3) other controlling rights provided by the lease agreement (e.g. unilateral control of the tenant space during the build-out process). Determination of the accounting for a tenant allowance is made on a case-by-case basis, considering the facts and circumstances of the individual tenant lease. Substantially all of the Company’s tenant allowances have been determined to be leasehold improvements. Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with a maturity of 90 days or less at the date of purchase. The Company deposits cash and cash equivalents with institutions with high credit quality. From time to time, cash and cash equivalents may be in excess of FDIC insurance limits. Substantially all cash equivalents at December 31, 2017 were not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency and were invested across two separate financial institutions as of December 31, 2017. The Company is required to escrow cash balances for specific uses stipulated by certain of its lenders and other various agreements. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s cash balances restricted for these uses were $2.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively. Included in restricted cash is $2.5 million at December 31, 2017 on deposit in excess of the FDIC insured limit. Acquisitions The Company recognizes the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The cost of acquiring a controlling ownership interest or an additional ownership interest (if not already consolidated) is allocated to the tangible assets acquired (such as land and building) and to any identifiable intangible assets based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The fair value of a property is determined on an "as-if-vacant" basis. Management considers various factors in estimating the "as-if-vacant" value including an estimated lease up period, lost rents, and carrying costs. The identifiable intangible assets would include the estimated value of "in-place" leases, above and below market "in-place" leases, and tenant relationships. The portion of the purchase price that management determines should be allocated to identifiable intangible assets is amortized in depreciation and amortization or as an adjustment to rental revenue, as appropriate, over the estimated life of the associated intangible asset (for instance, the remaining life of the associated tenant lease). Costs related to the acquisition of a controlling interest, including due diligence costs, professional fees, and other costs to effect an acquisition, are capitalized. Deferred Charges and Other Assets Direct costs related to successful leasing activities are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the related leases. Cash expenditures for leasing costs are recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as operating activities. Debt issuance costs incurred in connection with the Company's revolving lines of credit are deferred and amortized on a straight line basis, which approximates the effective interest method. All other deferred charges are amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the agreements to which they relate. Share-Based Compensation Plans The cost of share-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized over the requisite employee service period which is generally the vesting period of the grant. The Company recognizes compensation costs for awards with graded vesting schedules on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in-substance, multiple awards. The Company recognizes compensation costs for awards with net operating income performance conditions based on the grant date fair value of the award that coincides with the expected outcome of the condition, as updated for actual results (see "Note 13 - Share-Based Compensation and Other Employee Plans - Valuation Methodologies"). F-13 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Interest Rate Hedging Agreements All derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. If a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income (OCI) and are recognized in the income statement when the hedged item affects income. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of a cash flow hedge are recognized in the Company’s income generally as interest expense (Note 10). The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions. The Company assesses, both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged items. Insurance Accounting The Company carries liability insurance to mitigate its exposure to certain losses, including those relating to property damage and business interruption. The Company records the estimated amount of expected insurance proceeds for property damage and other losses incurred as an asset (typically a receivable from the insurer) and income up to the amount of the losses incurred when receipt of insurance proceeds is deemed probable. Any amount of insurance recovery in excess of the amount of the losses incurred is considered a gain contingency and is not recorded until the proceeds are received. Insurance recoveries for business interruption for lost revenue or profit are accounted for as gain contingencies in their entirety, and therefore are not recorded in income until the proceeds are received. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded insurance proceeds related to property damage incurred at The Mall of San Juan as a result of Hurricane Maria (Note 15). Income Taxes The Company operates in such a manner as to qualify as a REIT under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gains, to its shareowners and meet certain other requirements. As a REIT, the Company is entitled to a dividends paid deduction for the dividends it pays to its shareowners. Therefore, the Company will generally not be subject to federal income taxes under current Federal income tax law as long as it currently distributes to its shareowners an amount equal to or in excess of its taxable income. REIT qualification reduces but does not eliminate the amount of state and local taxes paid by the Company. In addition, a REIT may be subject to certain excise taxes if it engages in certain activities. No provision for federal income taxes for consolidated partnerships has been made; as such taxes are the responsibility of the individual partners under current Federal income tax law. There are certain state income taxes incurred which are provided for in the Company’s financial statements. The Company has made Taxable REIT Subsidiary (TRS) elections for all of its corporate subsidiaries pursuant to section 856 (I) of the Internal Revenue Code. The TRSs are subject to corporate level income taxes, including federal, state, and certain foreign income taxes for foreign operations, which are provided for in the Company’s financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the impact of temporary differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the bases of such assets and liabilities as measured by tax laws. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the amount where realization is more likely than not assured after considering all available evidence, including expected taxable earnings. The Company’s temporary differences primarily relate to deferred compensation, depreciation, and net operating loss carryforwards. In connection with the new 21% Federal corporate income tax rate under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (2017 Tax Act), the Company adjusted its net Federal deferred tax asset to reflect the change in tax rate (Note 3). Future changes to tax laws could affect the taxation of the REIT, partnerships and Taxable REIT subsidiaries, possibly having a significant impact on the current and deferred income taxes of the Company. F-14 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Severance Policies and Restructuring Charge The Company has severance policies in place for its employees, which it accounts for as a post-employment benefit. The Company recognizes a liability and expense when it is probable that employees will be entitled to benefits under the severance policies and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company has been undergoing a restructuring to reduce its workforce and reorganize various areas of the organization in response to the completion of another major development cycle and the current near-term challenges facing the U.S. mall industry. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred $13.8 million of expenses related to the restructuring. These expenses have been separately classified as Restructuring Charge on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. As of December 31, 2017, $7.1 million of the restructuring costs recognized during 2017 were unpaid and remained accrued. Costs Associated with Shareowner Activism During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred $14.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of expense associated with activities related to shareowner activism, largely legal and advisory services. Also included in these costs is a retention program for certain employees. Given the uncertainties associated with shareowner activism and to ensure the retention of top talent in key positions within the Company, certain key employees were provided certain incentive benefits in the form of cash and/or equity retention awards. The Company and the Board of Directors believe these benefits are instrumental in ensuring the continued success of the Company. Due to the unusual and infrequent nature of these expenses in the Company's history, they have been separately classified as Costs Associated with Shareowner Activism in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Noncontrolling Interests Noncontrolling interests in the Company are comprised of the ownership interests of (1) noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and (2) the noncontrolling interests in joint ventures controlled by the Company through ownership or contractual arrangements. Consolidated net income and comprehensive income includes amounts attributable to the Company and the noncontrolling interests. Transactions that change the Company's ownership interest in a subsidiary are accounted for as equity transactions if the Company retains its controlling financial interest in the subsidiary. The Company evaluates whether noncontrolling interests are subject to any redemption features outside of the Company's control that would result in presentation outside of permanent equity pursuant to general accounting standards regarding the classification and measurement of redeemable equity instruments. Certain noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and consolidated ventures of the Company qualify as redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 9). To the extent such noncontrolling interests are currently redeemable or it is probable that they will eventually become redeemable, these interests are adjusted to the greater of their redemption value or their carrying value at each balance sheet date. Foreign Currency Translation The Company has certain entities in Asia for which the functional currency is the local currency. The assets and liabilities of the entities are translated from their functional currency into U.S. Dollars at the rate of exchange in effect on the balance sheet date. Income statement accounts are generally translated using the average exchange rate for the period. Income statement amounts of significant transactions are translated at the rate in effect as of the date of the transaction. The Company's share of unrealized gains and losses resulting from the translation of the entities' financial statements are reflected in shareowners' equity as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet (Note 19). Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. F-15 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Segments and Related Disclosures The Company has one reportable operating segment: it owns, develops, and manages shopping centers. The Company has aggregated its shopping centers into this one reportable segment, as the shopping centers share similar economic characteristics and other similarities. The shopping centers are located in major metropolitan areas, have similar tenants (most of which are global chains), are operated using consistent business strategies, and are expected to exhibit similar long-term financial performance. Net Operating Income (NOI) is often used by the Company's chief operating decision makers in assessing segment operating performance. NOI is believed to be a useful indicator of operating performance as it is customary in the real estate and shopping center business to evaluate the performance of properties on a basis unaffected by capital structure. No single retail company represents 5% or more of the Company's revenues. The Company's consolidated revenues and assets do not have any material amounts derived from countries other than the United States, as the Company's investments in Asia are in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures that are accounted for under the equity method. Management's Responsibility to Evaluate the Company's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern When preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, management has the responsibility to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. No such conditions or events were identified as of the issuance date of the financial statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. F-16 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 2 - Acquisition, Redevelopments, Developments, and Service Agreement Acquisition Country Club Plaza In March 2016, a joint venture that the Company formed with The Macerich Company acquired Country Club Plaza, a mixed- use retail and office property in Kansas City, Missouri, from Highwood Properties for $660 million ($330 million at TRG's share) in cash, excluding transaction costs. The Company has a 50% ownership interest in the center, which is jointly managed by both companies. The Company's ownership interest in the center is accounted for as an Unconsolidated Joint Venture under the equity method. The joint venture determined the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed upon acquisition. Also, in March 2016, a 10-year, $320 million ($160 million at TRG's share) non-recourse financing was completed for this center. The proceeds from the financing were distributed to the joint venture partners based on the partnership agreement ownership percentages. In March 2017, the joint venture sold the Valencia Place office tower at Country Club Plaza for $75.2 million ($37.6 million at TRG's share), which was a component of the mixed-use property acquired. Redevelopments The Company has ongoing redevelopment projects at Beverly Center and The Mall at Green Hills, which are expected to be completed in 2018 and 2019, respectively. In total, these two redevelopment projects are expected to cost approximately $700 million. As of December 31, 2017, the Company's total capitalized costs related to these redevelopment projects were $385.3 million. U.S. Development International Market Place International Market Place, a shopping center located in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, opened in August 2016. Asia Developments Operating Centers The Company has opened three shopping centers in Asia: CityOn.Xi’an, located in Xi’an, China; Starfield Hanam, located in Hanam, South Korea; and CityOn.Zhengzhou, located in Zhengzhou, China. The shopping centers opened in April 2016, September 2016, and March 2017, respectively (Note 5). These investments are classified within Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. South Korea Project The Company was previously exploring a second development opportunity in South Korea with Shinsegae Group, the Company's partner in Starfield Hanam. In March 2017, the Company made a refundable deposit of $11.0 million relating to a potential development site. After performing due diligence, the Company has decided not to proceed with the project. The deposit, including a 5% return, was returned to the Company in November 2017. Service Agreement The Shops at Crystals In April 2016, the third party leasing agreement for The Shops at Crystals was terminated in connection with a change in ownership of the center. As a result, the Company recognized management, leasing, and development services revenue for the lump sum payment of $21.7 million received in May 2016 in connection with the termination. F-17 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 3 - Income Taxes Income Tax Expense (Benefit) The Company’s income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 consisted of the following: Federal current Federal deferred Foreign current Foreign deferred State current State deferred Total income tax expense Add income tax benefit allocated to Gain on Dispositions (2) Income tax expense as reported on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income 2017 2016 2015 $ $ $ (2,509) 1,632 (1) 849 158 (208) 183 105 105 $ $ $ 2,238 (1,310) 404 293 782 (195) 2,212 (3) 2,212 $ $ $ 1,931 (34) 628 (114) (528) (72) 1,811 437 2,248 (1) Reflects $0.3 million of expense related to the restatement of the net Federal deferred tax asset at December 31, 2017 at the new 21% Federal corporate income tax rate under the 2017 Tax Act. (2) Amount represents a reduction of the income taxes incurred as part of the Company's sale of interests in International Plaza in January 2014, (3) which is classified within Gain on Dispositions, Net of Tax on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Includes $0.5 million of income taxes recognized at the time of conversion of a portion of the Company's investment in partnership units in Simon Property Group Limited Partnership to common shares of Simon Property Group (Note 7). On December 22, 2017, the 2017 Tax Act was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. The 2017 Tax Act reduces the corporate tax rate to 21% effective January 1, 2018. Consequently, the Company's Federal deferred tax assets and liabilities were remeasured to reflect the reduction in the U.S. corporate income tax rate. We have recorded a decrease related to the TRS net Federal deferred tax asset of $0.3 million, with a corresponding net adjustment to deferred income tax expense of $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. With the exception of the reduction in the corporate tax rate, the Company did not identify any other items for which the accounting for the income tax effects of the 2017 Tax Act have not been completed. The 2017 Tax Act requires a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017. The Company believes that no such tax will be due as there are no accumulated foreign earnings applicable to the mandatory deemed repatriation. Net Operating Loss Carryforwards As of December 31, 2017, the Company had a foreign net operating loss carryforward of $6.5 million. Of the $6.5 million, $0.6 million had a carryforward period of 10 years, and the remaining had an indefinite carryforward period. F-18 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Deferred Taxes Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows: Deferred tax assets: Federal Foreign State Total deferred tax assets Valuation allowances Net deferred tax assets Deferred tax liabilities: Federal Foreign State Total deferred tax liabilities 2017 2016 503 (1) $ 1,788 545 2,836 (1,620) 1,216 $ $ 3,230 1,673 935 5,838 (1,812) 4,026 1,517 1,124 1,517 $ 1,124 $ $ $ $ $ (1) Includes a $0.3 million reduction in the net Federal deferred tax asset due to the new 21% Federal corporate income tax rate under the 2017 Tax Act. The Company believes that it is more likely than not the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to recognize the net deferred tax assets. These future operations are primarily dependent upon the Manager's profitability, the timing and amounts of gains on peripheral land sales, the profitability of Taubman Asia's operations, and other factors affecting the results of operations of the taxable REIT subsidiaries. The valuation allowances relate to net operating loss carryforwards and tax basis differences where there is uncertainty regarding their realizability. Tax Status of Dividends Dividends declared on the Company’s common and preferred stock and their tax status are presented in the following tables. The tax status of the Company’s dividends in 2017, 2016, and 2015 may not be indicative of future periods. The portion of the per share dividends paid in 2017 and each year detailed in each table below as capital gains (long term and unrecaptured Sec. 1250) are designated as capital gain dividends as required by Internal Revenue Code Section 857(b)(3)(c). Year 2017 2016 2015 Dividends per common share declared Return of capital Ordinary income Long term capital gain Unrecaptured Sec. 1250 capital gain $ $ 2.5000 2.3800 2.2600 $ 0.4775 — 0.0972 $ 1.3927 1.8427 2.1621 $ 0.4397 0.3929 0.0004 0.1901 0.1444 0.0003 Dividends per Series J Preferred share declared 1.6250 $ 1.6250 1.6250 Ordinary income Long term capital gain Unrecaptured Sec. 1250 capital gain $ $ 1.0505 1.2581 1.6245 $ 0.4011 0.2683 0.0003 0.1734 0.0986 0.0002 Year 2017 2016 2015 F-19 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Dividends per Series K Preferred share declared 1.5625 $ 1.5625 1.5625 Ordinary income Long term capital gain Unrecaptured Sec. 1250 capital gain $ $ 1.0101 1.2097 1.5620 $ 0.3857 0.2580 0.0003 0.1667 0.0948 0.0002 Year 2017 2016 2015 Uncertain Tax Positions The Company expects no significant increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits due to changes in tax positions within one year of December 31, 2017. The Company has no material interest or penalties relating to income taxes recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 or in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. As of December 31, 2017, returns for the calendar years 2014 through 2017 remain subject to examination by U.S. and various state and foreign tax jurisdictions. Note 4 - Properties Properties at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows: Land Buildings, improvements, and equipment Construction in process and pre-development costs Accumulated depreciation and amortization 2017 2016 232,970 $ 233,303 3,838,862 389,213 4,461,045 (1,276,916) 3,184,129 $ $ 3,639,256 301,395 4,173,954 (1,147,390) 3,026,564 $ $ $ Depreciation expense for 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $161.1 million, $130.4 million, and $98.8 million, respectively. The charge to operations in 2017, 2016, and 2015 for domestic and non-U.S. pre-development activities was $5.6 million, $5.0 million, and $4.3 million, respectively. F-20 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 5 - Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures General Information The Company owns beneficial interests in joint ventures that own shopping centers. The Operating Partnership is the sole direct or indirect managing general partner or managing member of Fair Oaks, International Plaza, Stamford Town Center, Sunvalley, The Mall at University Town Center, and Westfarms. The Operating Partnership also provides certain management, leasing, and/ or development services to the other shopping centers noted below. Shopping Center CityOn.Xi'an CityOn.Zhengzhou Country Club Plaza Fair Oaks International Plaza The Mall at Millenia Stamford Town Center Starfield Hanam Sunvalley The Mall at University Town Center Waterside Shops Westfarms Ownership as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 50% 49 50 50 50.1 50 50 34.3 50 50 50 79 The Company's carrying value of its Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures differs from its share of the partnership or members’ equity reported in the combined balance sheet of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures due to (i) the Company's cost of its investment in excess of the historical net book values of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures and (ii) the Operating Partnership’s adjustments to the book basis, including intercompany profits on sales of services that are capitalized by the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. The Company's additional basis allocated to depreciable assets is recognized on a straight-line basis over 40 years. The Operating Partnership’s differences in bases are amortized over the useful lives or terms of the related assets and liabilities. In its Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Company separately reports its investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures for which accumulated distributions have exceeded investments in and net income of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. The net equity of certain joint ventures is less than zero because distributions are usually greater than net income, as net income includes non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization. In addition, any distributions related to refinancing of the centers further decrease the net equity of the centers. The Mall at Miami Worldcenter In 2015, the Company made a decision not to move forward with an enclosed shopping mall that was intended to be part of the Miami Worldcenter mixed-use, urban development in Miami, Florida. As a result of this decision, an impairment charge of $11.8 million was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2015, which represents previously capitalized costs related to the pre- development of the enclosed mall plan. The impairment charge was recorded within Equity in Income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. F-21 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Combined Financial Information Combined balance sheet and results of operations information is presented in the following table for the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, followed by the Operating Partnership's beneficial interest in the combined operations information. The combined information of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures as of December 31, 2016 excludes the balances of CityOn.Zhengzhou, which opened in March 2017. Beneficial interest is calculated based on the Operating Partnership's ownership interest in each of the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. Assets: Properties Accumulated depreciation and amortization Cash and cash equivalents Accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,706 and $1,965 in 2017 and 2016 Deferred charges and other assets Liabilities and accumulated deficiency in assets: Notes payable, net (1) Accounts payable and other liabilities TRG's accumulated deficiency in assets Unconsolidated Joint Venture Partners' accumulated deficiency in assets TRG's accumulated deficiency in assets (above) TRG's investment in and advances to CityOn.Zhengzhou TRG basis adjustments, including elimination of intercompany profit TCO's additional basis Net Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Distributions in excess of investments in and net income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures December 31 2017 December 31 2016 $ $ $ 3,756,890 (767,678) 2,989,212 $ $ 147,102 3,371,216 (661,611) 2,709,605 83,882 121,173 136,837 3,394,324 $ 87,612 67,167 2,948,266 $ 2,860,384 $ 2,706,628 471,948 (48,338) 110,330 359,814 (166,226) 48,050 3,394,324 $ 2,948,266 (48,338) $ 46,106 (166,226) 112,861 63,886 49,124 110,778 494,851 605,629 $ $ 126,240 51,070 123,945 480,863 604,808 $ $ $ $ (1) The Notes Payable, net amount excludes the construction financing outstanding for CityOn.Zhengzhou of $70.5 million ($34.5 million at TRG's share) as of December 31, 2016. F-22 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Revenues Year Ended December 31 2017 2016 2015 $ 586,499 $ 477,458 $ 378,280 Maintenance, taxes, utilities, promotion, and other operating expenses $ 218,004 $ 172,325 $ 118,909 Interest expense Depreciation and amortization Total operating costs Nonoperating income (expense) Income tax expense Gain on disposition, net of tax (1) Net income 130,339 127,625 103,973 95,051 85,198 55,318 $ 475,968 $ 371,349 2,894 (5,226) 3,713 317 (375) $ 259,425 (1) $ 111,912 $ 106,051 $ 118,854 Net income attributable to TRG $ 59,994 $ 61,561 $ 65,384 Realized intercompany profit, net of depreciation on TRG’s basis adjustments Depreciation of TCO's additional basis Beneficial interest in UJV impairment charge - Miami Worldcenter 9,326 (1,946) 10,086 (1,946) Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures $ 67,374 $ 69,701 $ 4,542 (1,946) (11,754) 56,226 Beneficial interest in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures’ operations: Interest expense Depreciation and amortization Revenues less maintenance, taxes, utilities, promotion, and other operating expenses $ 202,332 (67,283) (66,933) (2,825) 2,083 Income tax expense Gain on disposition, net of tax (1) Beneficial interest in UJV impairment charge - Miami Worldcenter $ 178,009 (54,674) (53,012) (622) $ 147,905 (45,564) (34,361) Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures $ 67,374 $ 69,701 $ (1) Amount represents the gain related to the sale of the Valencia Place office tower at Country Club Plaza in March 2017 (Note 2). Related Party (11,754) 56,226 TRG owns a 50% general partnership interest in Sunvalley, while the other 50% is controlled by the A. Alfred Taubman Restated Revocable Trust (the Revocable Trust). A. Alfred Taubman was the former Chairman of the Board and the father of Robert S. and William S. Taubman. Sunvalley is subject to a ground lease on the land, which is 50% owned through an affiliate of TRG and 50% by an entity owned and controlled by Robert S. Taubman, William S. Taubman, and Gayle Taubman Kalisman. The Manager is the manager of the Sunvalley shopping center. In 2016, the Company issued a note receivable to one of its Unconsolidated Joint Ventures for purposes of funding development costs. The balance of the note receivable was $46.1 million and $43.2 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and was classified within Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and within Contributions to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. F-23 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 6 - Accounts and Notes Receivable Accounts and notes receivable at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows: Trade Notes Straight-line rent and recoveries Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts 2017 2016 $ $ $ 51,416 $ 4,031 33,356 88,803 (10,237) 78,566 $ $ 31,958 2,959 29,568 64,485 (4,311) 60,174 Note 7 - Deferred Charges and Other Assets Deferred charges and other assets at December 31, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows: Leasing costs Accumulated amortization In-place leases, net Investment in Simon Property Group Limited Partnership Units (Note 17) Investment in Simon Property Group common shares (Note 17) Revolving credit facilities' deferred financing costs, net Insurance deposit (Note 17) Deposits Prepaid expenses Deferred tax asset, net Other, net 2017 2016 $ $ $ $ 39,252 (9,223) 30,029 4,462 101,348 6,456 16,703 122,878 6,362 1,216 10,208 35,939 (10,519) 25,420 6,264 44,792 44,418 3,995 15,440 116,809 4,557 4,026 10,007 $ 299,662 $ 275,728 As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had $119.2 million and $111.4 million, respectively, in restricted deposits related to its Asia investments. Simon Property Group Limited Partnership Unit Conversions In December 2017 and 2016, the Company converted investments in 340,124 and 250,000 partnership units of Simon Property Group Limited Partnership (SPG LP Units) to Simon Property Group (SPG) common shares, respectively. Upon conversion, the Company recognized gains of $11.6 million and $11.1 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively, which were included within Nonoperating Income, Net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The gains were calculated based on the change in fair value of the SPG share prices at the dates of conversion from the carrying value. The SPG LP Units were previously accounted for at cost. The SPG common shares are recorded in Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2017 and 2016 based on the common share price at each date and are accounted for as available-for-sale marketable securities at fair value. Changes in fair value from conversion date to December 31, 2017 and 2016 are recorded in Other Comprehensive Income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. F-24 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 8 - Notes Payable, Net Notes payable, net at December 31, 2017 and 2016 consist of the following: Cherry Creek Shopping Center $ City Creek Center 2017 2016 550,000 78,703 (1) $ 550,000 80,269 (1) Great Lakes Crossing Outlets The Mall at Green Hills 203,553 150,000 208,303 150,000 Stated Interest Rate as of 12/31/17 3.85% 4.37% 3.60% LIBOR+1.60% Maturity Date 06/01/28 08/01/23 01/06/23 12/01/18 International Market Place 293,801 257,052 LIBOR + 1.75% 08/14/18 The Mall of San Juan The Mall at Short Hills U.S. Headquarters 1,000,000 12,000 302,357 (3) 1,000,000 12,000 3.48% LIBOR + 1.40% Swapped to 3.49% 10/01/27 03/01/24 Number of Extension Options Facility Amount Two, one-year options (2) Two, one-year options $ 330,890 $65M Revolving Credit Facility 19,655 $1.1B Revolving Credit Facility 485,000 (5) (6) 24,700 210,000 LIBOR + 1.40% 04/28/18 LIBOR + 1.45% (5) 02/01/21 (5) Two, six- month options (5) 65,000 (4) 1,100,000 (5)( 6) $475M Unsecured Term Loan $300M Unsecured Term Loan 475,000 (7) 300,000 (6) (8) 475,000 (7) (8) LIBOR + 1.60% (7) LIBOR + 1.60% (8) 02/28/19 02/01/22 Deferred Financing Costs, Net (12,484) (14,169) $ 3,555,228 $ 3,255,512 (1) The Operating Partnership has provided a limited guarantee of the repayment of the City Creek Center loan, which could be triggered only upon a (2) (3) decline in center occupancy to a level that the Company believes is remote. In July 2017, the Company added an additional one-year extension option to The Mall at Green Hills loan, providing the option to extend the maturity date to December 2020. In March 2017, the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $302.4 million on the construction facility for The Mall of San Juan, which was scheduled to mature in April 2017. The rate on the loan was LIBOR + 2.00%. The Company funded the repayment using its revolving lines of credit. (4) The unused borrowing capacity at December 31, 2017 was $40.8 million, after considering $4.6 million of letters of credit outstanding on the facility. In February 2017, the Company amended its $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving credit facility extending the maturity date to February 2021, (5) with two six-month extension options. As of December 31, 2017, the interest rate on the facility was a range of LIBOR plus 1.15% to LIBOR plus 1.70% and a facility fee of 0.20% to 0.25% based on the Company's total leverage ratio. The unused borrowing capacity at December 31, 2017 was $499.3 million. (6) The $1.1 billion primary unsecured revolving line of credit includes an accordion feature, which in combination with the $300 million unsecured term loan would increase the Company's maximum aggregate total commitment to $2.0 billion between the two facilities if fully exercised, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of December 31, 2017, the Company could not fully utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to the unencumbered asset pool. (7) TRG is the borrower under the $475 million unsecured term loan with an accordion feature to increase the borrowing capacity to $600 million, subject to obtaining additional lender commitments, customary closing conditions, covenant compliance, and minimum asset values for the unencumbered asset pool. As of December 31, 2017, the Company could not fully utilize the accordion feature unless additional assets were added to the unencumbered asset pool. The loan bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.35% to LIBOR plus 1.90% based on the Company's total leverage ratio. The LIBOR rate is swapped to a fixed interest rate of 1.65%, resulting in an effective interest rate in the range of 3.00% to 3.55% (Note 10). In February 2017, TRG completed a $300 million unsecured term loan that bears interest at a range of LIBOR plus 1.25% to LIBOR plus 1.90% based on the Company's total leverage ratio. Beginning January 2018, the LIBOR rate was swapped through maturity to a fixed rate of 2.14%, which will result in an effective interest rate in the range of 3.39% to 4.04% (Note 10). (8) (9) Amounts in table may not add due to rounding. Notes payable are collateralized by properties with a net book value of $1.6 billion at December 31, 2017. F-25 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The following table presents scheduled principal payments on notes payable as of December 31, 2017: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter Total principal maturities Net unamortized deferred financing costs Total notes payable, net $ $ $ 470,019 (1) 481,820 7,058 492,363 (2) 307,652 1,808,800 3,567,712 (12,484) 3,555,228 (1) (2) Includes a total of $443.8 million with two, one-year extension options. Includes $485.0 million with two six-month extension options. 2018 Maturities The construction facility for International Market Place matures in August 2018. As of December 31, 2017, the outstanding balance of this construction facility was $293.8 million. The Company is currently evaluating options related to refinancing or exercising the initial one-year extension option. The loan for The Mall at Green Hills matures in December 2018. The Company plans to exercise the initial one-year extension option upon maturity. Debt Covenants and Guarantees Certain loan agreements contain various restrictive covenants, including the following corporate covenants on the Company’s primary unsecured revolving line of credit, $475 million and $300 million unsecured term loans, and the construction facility on International Market Place: a minimum net worth requirement, a maximum total leverage ratio, a maximum secured leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum recourse secured debt ratio, and a maximum payout ratio. In addition, the Company’s primary unsecured revolving line of credit and unsecured term loans have unencumbered pool covenants, which applied to Beverly Center, Dolphin Mall, The Gardens on El Paseo, and Twelve Oaks Mall on a combined basis as of December 31, 2017. These covenants include a minimum number and minimum value of eligible unencumbered assets, a maximum unencumbered leverage ratio, a minimum unencumbered interest coverage ratio, and a minimum unencumbered asset occupancy ratio. As of December 31, 2017, the corporate total leverage ratio was the most restrictive covenant. The Company was in compliance with all of its covenants and loan obligations as of December 31, 2017. The maximum payout ratio covenant limits the payment of distributions generally to 95% of funds from operations, as defined in the loan agreements, except as required to maintain the Company’s tax status, pay preferred distributions, and for distributions related to the sale of certain assets. In connection with the financing of the construction facility at International Market Place, the Operating Partnership has provided an unconditional guarantee of the construction loan principal balance and all accrued but unpaid interest during the term of the loan. The Operating Partnership has also provided a guarantee as to the completion of construction of the center. The maximum amount of the construction facility is $330.9 million. The outstanding balance of the International Market Place construction financing facility as of December 31, 2017 was $293.8 million. Accrued but unpaid interest as of December 31, 2017 was $0.8 million. The Company believes the likelihood of a payment under the guarantees to be remote. In connection with the $175 million additional financing at International Plaza, which is owned by an Unconsolidated Joint Venture, the Operating Partnership provided an unconditional and several guarantee of 50.1% of all obligations and liabilities related to an interest rate swap that was required on the debt for the term of the loan. As of December 31, 2017, the interest rate swap was in an asset position and had unpaid interest of $0.1 million. The Company believes the likelihood of a payment under the guarantee to be remote. F-26 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Beneficial Interest in Debt and Interest Expense The Operating Partnership's beneficial interest in the debt, capitalized interest, and interest expense of its consolidated subsidiaries and its Unconsolidated Joint Ventures is summarized in the following table. The Operating Partnership's beneficial interest in the consolidated subsidiaries excludes debt and interest related to the noncontrolling interests in Cherry Creek Shopping Center (50%), International Market Place (6.5%), and The Mall of San Juan (5%) through its loan payoff in March 2017. At 100% At Beneficial Interest Consolidated Subsidiaries Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Consolidated Subsidiaries Unconsolidated Joint Ventures $ 3,555,228 $ 2,860,384 $ 3,261,777 $ 1,459,854 3,255,512 2,777,162 2,949,440 1,425,511 Debt as of: December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Capitalized interest: Year Ended December 31, 2017 $ 12,402 (1) $ 456 (2) $ 12,326 (1) $ Year Ended December 31, 2016 21,864 (1) 2,589 (2) 21,728 (1) 456 (2) 2,589 (2) Interest expense: Year Ended December 31, 2017 $ 108,572 $ Year Ended December 31, 2016 86,285 130,339 103,973 $ 96,630 75,954 $ 67,283 54,674 (1) The Company capitalizes interest costs incurred in funding its equity contributions to development projects accounted for as Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. The capitalized interest cost is included in the Company's basis in its investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures. Such capitalized interest reduces interest expense in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income and in the table above is included within Consolidated Subsidiaries. (2) Capitalized interest on the Asia Unconsolidated Joint Venture construction loans is presented at the Company's beneficial interest in both the Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (at 100%) and Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (at Beneficial Interest) columns. F-27 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 9 - Noncontrolling Interests Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Taubman Asia In September 2016, the Company announced the appointment of Peter Sharp (Successor Asia President) as president of Taubman Asia, a consolidated subsidiary, succeeding René Tremblay (Former Asia President) effective January 1, 2017. The Former Asia President was employed by the Company in another capacity through September 30, 2017. The Former Asia President has an ownership interest in Taubman Asia. This interest entitled the Former Asia President to 5% of Taubman Asia's dividends, with 85% of his dividends relating to investment activities undergone prior to the Successor Asia President obtaining an ownership interest (see below) being withheld as contributions to capital. These withholdings will continue until he contributes and maintains his capital consistent with his percentage ownership interest, including all capital funded by the Operating Partnership for Taubman Asia's operating and investment activities subsequent to the Former Asia President obtaining his ownership interest. The Operating Partnership has a preferred investment in Taubman Asia to the extent the Former Asia President has not yet contributed capital commensurate with his ownership interest. This preferred investment accrues an annual preferential return equal to the Operating Partnership's average borrowing rate (with the preferred investment and accrued return together being referred to herein as the preferred interest). In addition, Taubman Asia has the ability to call, and the Former Asia President has the ability to put, the Former Asia President’s ownership interest upon Taubman Asia's properties reaching certain specified milestones. The redemption price for the ownership interest is the fair value of the ownership interest less the amount required to return the Operating Partnership's preferred interest. The Company has determined that the Former Asia President's ownership interest in Taubman Asia qualifies as an equity award, considering its specific redemption provisions, and accounts for it as a contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest. The Company presents as temporary equity at each balance sheet date an estimate of the redemption value of the ownership interest, therefore falling into level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the carrying amount of this redeemable equity was $7.5 million and $8.7 million, respectively. Any adjustments to the redemption value are recorded through equity. In April 2016, the Company reacquired half of the Former Asia President's previous 10% ownership interest in Taubman Asia for $7.2 million. The Former Asia President contributed $2 million to Taubman Asia, which may be returned, in part or in whole, upon satisfaction of the re-evaluation of the full liquidation value of Taubman Asia as of April 2016; such re-evaluation will be performed at the Former Asia President's election on or after the third anniversary of the opening of specified Asia projects. The Former Asia President's current 5% interest is puttable beginning in 2019 at the earliest and was classified as Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The $7.2 million acquisition price is reflected as a distribution to noncontrolling interests on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The Successor Asia President also has an ownership interest in Taubman Asia. This interest entitles the Successor Asia President to 3% of Taubman Asia's dividends for investment activities undergone by Taubman Asia subsequent to him obtaining his ownership interest, with all of his dividends being withheld as contributions to capital. These withholdings will continue until he contributes and maintains his capital consistent with his percentage ownership interest, including all capital funded by the Operating Partnership for Taubman Asia's operating and investment activities subsequent to the Successor Asia President obtaining his ownership interest. The Operating Partnership has a preferred investment in Taubman Asia to the extent the Successor Asia President has not yet contributed capital commensurate with his ownership interest. This preferred investment accrues an annual preferential return equal to the Operating Partnership's average borrowing rate (with the preferred investment and accrued return together being referred to herein as the preferred interest). In addition, Taubman Asia has the ability to call, and the Successor Asia President has the ability to put, the Successor Asia President’s ownership interest upon specified terminations of the Successor Asia President’s employment, although such put or call right may not be exercised for specified time periods after certain termination events. The redemption price for the ownership interest is 50% (increasing to 100% as early as January 2022) of the fair value of the ownership interest less the amount required to return the Operating Partnership's preferred interest. The Company has determined that the Successor Asia President's ownership interest in Taubman Asia qualifies as an equity award, considering its specific redemption provisions, and accounts for it as a contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest. As of December 31, 2017, the carrying amount of this redeemable equity was zero. Any adjustments to the redemption value are recorded through equity. F-28 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS International Market Place The Company owns a 93.5% controlling interest in a joint venture that owns International Market Place in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, which opened in August 2016. The 6.5% joint venture partner has no obligation nor the right to contribute capital. The Company is entitled to a preferential return on its capital contributions. The Company has the right to purchase the joint venture partner's interest and the joint venture partner has the right to require the Company to purchase the joint venture partner's interest after the third anniversary of the opening of the center, and annually thereafter. The purchase price of the joint venture partner's interest will be based on fair value. Considering the redemption provisions, the Company accounts for the joint venture partner's interest as a contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest with a carrying value of zero at both December 31, 2017 and 2016. Any adjustments to the redemption value are recorded through equity. Reconciliation of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Balance, January 1 Former Taubman Asia President vested redeemable equity Distributions Contributions Allocation of net loss Adjustments of redeemable noncontrolling interest Balance, December 31 2017 2016 $ 8,704 (1,204) $ (924) 924 $ 7,500 $ 13,854 (7,150) 2,000 (656) 656 8,704 Equity Balances of Non-redeemable Noncontrolling Interests The net equity balance of the non-redeemable noncontrolling interests as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 included the following: Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests: Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures Noncontrolling interests in partnership equity of TRG Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests 2017 2016 $ $ (160,359) $ (11,909) (172,268) $ (155,919) 13,136 (142,783) Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 included the following: Net income (loss) attributable to non-redeemable noncontrolling interests: Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests: Noncontrolling share of income of consolidated joint ventures Noncontrolling share of income of TRG Redeemable noncontrolling interest: 2017 2016 2015 $ $ $ 7,699 25,277 32,976 (924) 32,052 $ $ $ 8,761 47,433 56,194 (656) 55,538 $ $ $ 11,222 47,208 58,430 58,430 F-29 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Equity Transactions The following schedule presents the effects of changes in Taubman Centers, Inc.’s ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries on Taubman Centers, Inc.’s equity for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015: Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners Transfers (to) from the noncontrolling interest: Increase (decrease) in Taubman Centers, Inc.’s paid-in capital for the adjustments of noncontrolling interest (1) Net transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests Change from net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. and transfers (to) from noncontrolling interests 2017 $ 55,267 2016 $ 107,358 2015 $ 109,020 (1,197) (1,197) 1,959 1,959 69,521 69,521 $ 54,070 $ 109,317 $ 178,541 (1) In 2017, 2016, and 2015, adjustments of the noncontrolling interest were made as a result of changes in the Company's ownership of the Operating Partnership in connection with the Company's share-based compensation under employee and director benefit plans (Note 13) and issuances of stock pursuant to the continuing offer (Note 15). In 2017 and 2016, adjustments of the noncontrolling interest were also made in connection with the accounting for the Former Asia President's redeemable ownership interest. In 2015, adjustments of the noncontrolling interest were also made as a result of share repurchases (Note 14). Finite Life Entities Accounting Standards Codification Topic 480, "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity" establishes standards for classifying and measuring as liabilities certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity. At December 31, 2017, the Company held a controlling interest in a consolidated entity with a specified termination date in 2083. The noncontrolling owners’ interest in this entity is to be settled upon termination by distribution or transfer of either cash or specific assets of the underlying entity. The estimated fair value of this noncontrolling interest was approximately $360 million at December 31, 2017, compared to a book value of $(160.4) million that is classified in Noncontrolling Interests in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was calculated as the noncontrolling interest's effective ownership share of the underlying property's fair value. The property's fair value was estimated by considering its in-place net operating income, current market capitalization rate, and mortgage debt outstanding. Note 10 - Derivative and Hedging Activities Risk Management Objective and Strategies for Using Derivatives The Company uses derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps and interest rate caps, primarily to manage exposure to interest rate risks inherent in variable rate debt and refinancings. The Company may also enter into forward starting swaps or treasury lock agreements to set the effective interest rate on a planned fixed rate financing. The Company’s interest rate swaps involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps involve the receipt of variable- rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an up-front premium. In a forward starting swap or treasury lock agreement that the Company cash settles in anticipation of a fixed rate financing or refinancing, the Company will receive or pay an amount equal to the present value of future cash flow payments based on the difference between the contract rate and market rate on the settlement date. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and currently does not have any derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments under the accounting requirements for derivatives and hedging. F-30 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS As of December 31, 2017, the Company had the following outstanding derivatives that were designated and are expected to be effective as cash flow hedges of the interest payments and/or the currency exchange rate on the associated debt. Instrument Type Ownership Consolidated Subsidiaries: Notional Amount Swap Rate Credit Spread on Loan Total Swapped Rate on Loan Maturity Date Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (1) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (1) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (1) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (2) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (2) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (2) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (2) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (3) Unconsolidated Joint Ventures: Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (4) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (4) Receive variable (LIBOR) / pay-fixed swap (5) Receive variable (LIBOR) USD/pay-fixed KRW cross- currency interest rate swap (6) 100% $ 200,000 1.64% 1.60% (1) 3.24% (1) February 2019 100% 175,000 1.65% 1.60% (1) 3.25% (1) February 2019 100% 100,000 1.64% 1.60% (1) 3.24% (1) February 2019 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) February 2022 February 2022 February 2022 February 2022 12,000 2.09% (3) 1.40% (3) 3.49% (3) March 2024 130,201 2.40% 1.70% 4.10% April 2018 130,201 2.40% 1.70% 4.10% April 2018 50.1% 165,656 1.83% 1.75% 3.58% December 2021 52,065 USD / 60,500,000 KRW 34.3% 1.52% 1.60% 3.12% September 2020 100% 100,000 100% 100,000 50,000 50,000 100% 100% 100% 50% 50% (1) The hedged forecasted transaction for each of these swaps is the first previously unhedged one-month LIBOR-indexed interest payments accrued and made each month on a debt principal amount equal to the swap notional amount, regardless of the specific debt agreement from which they may flow. The Company is currently using these swaps to manage interest rate risk on the $475 million unsecured term loan. The credit spread on this loan can also vary within a range of 1.35% to 1.90%, depending on the Company's leverage ratio at the measurement date, resulting in an effective rate in the range of 3.00% to 3.55% during the swap period. (2) The hedged forecasted transaction for each of these swaps is the first previously unhedged one-month LIBOR-indexed interest payments accrued and made each month on a debt principal amount equal to the swap notional amount, regardless of the specific debt agreement from which they may flow, beginning with the January 2018 effective date of the swaps. The Company began using these forward starting swaps to manage interest rate risk on the $300 million unsecured term loan in January 2018. Beginning in January 2018, the LIBOR rate was swapped to a fixed rate of 2.14%. The credit spread on this loan can vary within a range of 1.25% to 1.90%, depending on the Company's total leverage ratio at the measurement date, resulting in an effective rate in the range of 3.39% to 4.04% during the swap period. (3) The notional amount on this swap is equal to the outstanding principal balance of the floating rate loan on the U.S. headquarters building. (4) The notional amount on each of these swaps is equal to 50% of the outstanding principal balance of the loan on Fair Oaks. (5) The notional amount on this swap is equal to the outstanding principal balance of the floating rate loan on International Plaza. (6) The notional amount on this swap is equal to the outstanding principal balance of the U.S. dollar construction loan for Starfield Hanam. There is a cross-currency interest rate swap to fix the interest rate on the loan and swap the related principal and interest payments from U.S. dollars to KRW in order to reduce the impact of fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates on the cash flows of the joint venture. The currency swap exchange rate is 1,162.0. F-31 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Cash Flow Hedges For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the unrealized gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of OCI. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value, if any, is recognized directly in earnings. Net realized gains or losses resulting from derivatives that were settled in conjunction with planned fixed rate financings or refinancings continue to be included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCI) during the term of the hedged debt transaction. Amounts reported in AOCI related to currently outstanding interest rate derivatives are recognized as an adjustment to income as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. Realized gains or losses on settled derivative instruments included in AOCI are recognized as an adjustment to income over the term of the hedged debt transaction. Amounts reported in AOCI related to the cross-currency interest rate swap are recognized as an adjustment to income as transaction gains or losses arising from the remeasurement of foreign currency denominated loans are recognized and as actual interest and principal obligations are repaid. The Company expects that approximately $0.9 million of the AOCI of Taubman Centers, Inc. and the noncontrolling interests will be reclassified from AOCI and recognized as a reduction of income in the following 12 months. The following tables present the effect of derivative instruments on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015. The tables include the amount of gains or losses on outstanding derivative instruments recognized in OCI in cash flow hedging relationships and the location and amount of gains or losses reclassified from AOCI into income resulting from outstanding derivative instruments. During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, the Company recognized an inconsequential amount of hedge ineffectiveness related to the swaps used to hedge the $475 million unsecured term loan. The hedge ineffectiveness for each period was recorded in Nonoperating Income, Net on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded a loss of $0.2 million of hedge ineffectiveness expense in Equity in Income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income related to the Starfield Hanam swap prior to its hedge inception in September 2015 and an immaterial amount of hedge ineffectiveness expense after hedge inception. Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion) 2017 2016 2015 Location of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Effective Portion) 2017 2016 2015 Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships: Interest rate contracts – consolidated subsidiaries Interest rate contracts – UJVs Cross-currency interest rate contract – UJV Total derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships $ 3,994 $ 2,234 $ (1,730) Interest Expense $ (2,879) $ (5,823) $ (7,211) 2,898 2,478 71 Equity in Income of UJVs (2,406) (3,775) (4,489) 201 (109) 12 Equity in Income of UJVs (2,279) 259 (321) $ 7,093 $ 4,603 $ (1,647) $ (7,564) $ (9,339) $(12,021) F-32 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Company records all derivative instruments at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following table presents the location and fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. Consolidated Balance Sheet Location Fair Value December 31 2017 December 31 2016 Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: Asset derivative: Interest rate contracts – consolidated subsidiaries Deferred Charges and Other Assets Interest rate contracts – UJV Investment in UJVs Cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV Investment in UJVs Total assets designated as hedging instruments Liability derivatives: Interest rate contracts – consolidated subsidiaries Interest rate contracts – UJV Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Investment in UJVs Cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV Investment in UJVs Total liabilities designated as hedging instruments Contingent Features $ $ $ $ 939 760 $ $ 1,699 381 381 (484) $ (357) (1,630) (3,548) (2,496) (2,471) $ (6,044) All of the Company's outstanding derivatives contain provisions that state if the hedged entity defaults on its indebtedness above a certain threshold, then the derivative obligation could also be declared in default. The cross default thresholds vary for each agreement, ranging from $0.1 million of any indebtedness to $50 million of indebtedness on the Operating Partnership's indebtedness. As of December 31, 2017, the Company is not in default on any indebtedness that would trigger a credit-risk-related default on its current outstanding derivatives. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a liability position was $2.5 million and $6.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company was not required to post any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company breached any of these provisions it would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their fair value. See Note 8 regarding guarantees and Note 17 for fair value information on derivatives. F-33 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 11 - Leases Shopping center space is leased to tenants and certain anchors pursuant to lease agreements. Tenant leases typically provide for minimum rent, overage rent, and other charges to cover certain operating costs. Future minimum rent under operating leases in effect at December 31, 2017 for operating centers assuming no new or renegotiated leases or option extensions on anchor agreements, is summarized as follows: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter $ 332,593 318,103 292,463 254,603 215,625 664,727 Certain shopping centers, as lessees, have ground and building leases expiring at various dates through the year 2104. In addition, one center has an option to extend the term for three 10-year periods and another center has the option to extend the lease term for one additional 10-year period. Ground rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. The Company also leases certain of its office facilities and certain equipment. Office facility and equipment leases expire at various dates through the year 2022. Rental expense on a straight-line basis under operating leases was $20.1 million in 2017, $15.1 million in 2016, and $15.4 million in 2015. There was no contingent rent expense under operating leases in 2017, 2016, or 2015. Payables representing straight-line rent adjustments under lease agreements were $62.6 million and $59.3 million, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The following is a schedule of future minimum rental payments required under operating leases: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter $ 15,484 15,427 14,288 12,740 13,982 737,210 The Company owns the retail space subject to a long-term participating lease at City Creek Center, a mixed-use project in Salt Lake City, Utah. City Creek Reserve, Inc. (CCRI), an affiliate of the LDS Church is the participating lessor. The Company owns 100% of the leasehold interest in the retail buildings and property. CCRI has an option to purchase the Company’s interest at fair value at various points in time over the term of the lease. In addition to the minimum rent included in the table above, the Company may pay contingent rent based on the performance of the center. International Market Place, a shopping mall located in Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, opened in August 2016. The project is subject to a long-term participating ground lease. In addition to minimum rent included in the table above, the Company may pay contingent rent based on the performance of the center. F-34 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 12 - The Manager The Manager, which is 99% beneficially owned by the Operating Partnership, provides property management, leasing, development, and other administrative services to the Company, the shopping centers, Taubman affiliates, and other third parties. Accounts receivable from related parties include amounts due from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures or other affiliates of the Company, primarily relating to services performed by the Manager. These receivables include certain amounts due to the Manager related to reimbursement of third party (non-affiliated) costs. The Revocable Trust and certain of its affiliates receive various management services from the Manager. For such services, the Revocable Trust and affiliates paid the Manager $2.5 million in 2017, $3.0 million in 2016, and $2.9 million in 2015. These amounts are classified in Management, Leasing, and Development Services revenues within the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Other related party transactions are described in Notes 5, 13, and 15. Note 13 - Share-Based Compensation and Other Employee Plans The Taubman Company LLC 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (2008 Omnibus Plan), as amended, which is shareowner approved, provides for the award to directors, officers, employees, and other service providers of the Company of restricted shares, restricted TRG Units, options to purchase common shares or TRG Units, share appreciation rights, performance share units, unrestricted shares or TRG Units, and other awards to acquire up to an aggregate of 8.5 million common shares or TRG Units. TRG Units to be awarded also include "TRG Profits Units", which are intended to constitute "profits interests" within the meaning of Treasury authority under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In addition, non-employee directors have the option to defer their compensation under a deferred compensation plan. Non-option awards granted after an amendment of the 2008 Omnibus Plan in 2010 are deducted at a ratio of 1.85 common shares or TRG Units. Options are deducted on a one-for-one basis. The amount available for future grants is adjusted when the number of contingently issuable common shares or units are settled, for grants that are forfeited, and for options that expire without being exercised. TRG Profits Units In 2016 and 2017, the following types of TRG Profits Units awards were granted to certain senior management individuals: (1) a time-based award with a three-year cliff vesting period (Restricted TRG Profits Units); (2) a performance-based award that is based on the achievement of relative total shareholder return (TSR) over a three-year period (Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units); and (3) a performance-based award that is based on the achievement of net operating income (NOI) over a three-year period (NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units). The maximum number of Relative TSR and NOI Performance- based TRG Profits Units are issued at grant, eventually subject to a recovery and cancellation of previously granted amounts depending on actual performance against TSR and NOI measures over the three-year performance measurement period. NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units provide for a cap on the maximum number of units vested if a specified absolute TSR level is not achieved. Relative TSR and NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units are generally subject to the same performance measures as the TSR-Based and NOI-Based Performance Share Units (see Other Management Employee Grants below). Despite the difference in scaling of the grant programs, the final outcome of the TSR and NOI performance measures will result in similar numbers of TRG Units being issued at vesting under both the TRG Profits Units and the Performance Share Unit programs. Each such award represents a contingent right to receive a TRG Unit upon vesting and the satisfaction of certain tax-driven requirements and, as to the TSR and NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units the satisfaction of certain performance-based requirements. Until vested, a TRG Profits Unit entitles the holder to only one-tenth of the distributions otherwise payable by TRG on a TRG Unit. Therefore, the Company accounts for these TRG Profits Units as participating securities in the Operating Partnership. A portion of the TRG Profits Units award represents estimated cash distributions that otherwise would have been payable during the vesting period and, upon vesting, there will be an adjustment in actual number of TRG Profits Units realized under each award to reflect the Operating Partnership's actual cash distributions during the vesting period. The TRG Profits Units issued in 2017 and 2016 vest in March 2020 and March 2019, respectively, if continuous service has been provided, or upon retirement or certain other events (such as death or disability) if earlier. Each holder of a TRG Profits Unit will be treated as a limited partner in TRG from the date of grant. To the extent the vested TRG Profits Units have not achieved the applicable criteria for conversion to TRG Units, vesting and economic equivalence to a TRG Unit prior to the tenth anniversary of the date of grant, the awards will be forfeited pursuant to the terms of the award agreement. F-35 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Other Management Employee Grants During 2017, 2016, and 2015, other types of awards granted to management employees include those described below. These generally vest in March 2020, March 2019, and March 2018, respectively, if continuous service has been provided, or upon retirement or certain other events (such as death or disability) if earlier. TSR - Based Performance Share Units (TSR PSU) - Each TSR PSU represents the right to receive, upon vesting, shares of common stock ranging from 0-300% of the TSR PSU based on the Company's market performance relative to that of a peer group. The TSR PSU grants include a cash payment upon vesting equal to the aggregate cash dividends that would have been paid on such shares of common stock during the vesting period. NOI - Based Performance Share Units (NOI PSU) - Each NOI PSU represents the right to receive, upon vesting, shares of common stock ranging from 0-300% of the NOI PSU based on the Company's NOI performance, as well as a cash payment upon vesting equal to the aggregate cash dividends that would have been paid on such shares of common stock during the vesting period. These awards also provide for a cap on the maximum number of units vested if a specified absolute TSR level is not achieved. Restricted Share Units (RSU) - Each RSU represents the right to receive upon vesting one share of common stock, as well as a cash payment upon vesting equal to the aggregate cash dividends that would have been paid on such shares of common stock during the vesting period. Expensed and Capitalized Costs The compensation cost charged to income for the Company’s share-based compensation plans was $10.8 million, $11.8 million, and $12.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2015, a reversal of $2.0 million of prior period share-based compensation expense was recognized upon the announcement of an executive management transition as a reduction of General and Administrative expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Compensation cost capitalized as part of properties and deferred leasing costs was $0.9 million, $1.3 million, and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. Valuation Methodologies The Company estimated the grant-date fair values of share-based grants using the methods as follows. Expected volatility and dividend yields are based on historical volatility and yields of the Company’s common stock, respectively, as well as other factors. The risk-free interest rates used are based on the U.S. Treasury yield curves in effect at the grant date. The Company assumes no forfeitures for failure to meet the service requirement of Performance Share Units (PSU) or TRG Profits Units, due to the small number of participants and low turnover rate. The valuations of all grants utilized the Company's common stock price at the grant date. Common stock prices when used in valuing TRG Profits Units are further adjusted by the present value of expected differences in dividends payable on the common stock versus the distributions payable on the TRG Profits Units over the vesting period. The Company estimated the value of grants dependent on TSR performance using a Monte Carlo simulation and considering historical returns of the Company and the peer group. For awards dependent on NOI performance, the Company considers the NOI measure a performance condition under applicable accounting standards, and as such, has estimated a grant-date fair value for each of its possible outcomes. The compensation cost ultimately will be recognized equal to the grant-date fair value of the award that coincides with the actual outcome of the NOI performance. The weighted average grant-date fair value shown for NOI-dependent awards corresponds with management's current expectation of the probable outcome of the NOI performance measure. The product of the NOI-dependent awards outstanding and the grant-date fair value represents the compensation cost being recognized over the service periods. The valuations of TRG Profits Units consider the possibility that sufficient share price appreciation will not be realized, such that the conversion to TRG Units will not occur and the awards will be forfeited. F-36 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Summaries of Activity for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 Restricted TRG Profits Units Number of Restricted TRG Profits Units Weighted Average Grant- Date Fair Value Outstanding at January 1, 2016 — $ Granted Forfeited Outstanding at December 31, 2016 Granted Forfeited Outstanding at December 31, 2017 68,045 (22,105) 45,940 46,076 (30,885) 61,131 $ $ Fully vested at December 31, 2017 3,826 (1) $ — 59.89 60.71 59.49 57.84 57.85 59.08 59.03 (1) These Restricted TRG Profits Units vested as a result of the Company's restructuring and reduction in its workforce (Note 1). Based on the Company's common stock price as of December 31, 2017, the total current intrinsic value of Restricted TRG Profits Units fully vested as of December 31, 2017 was $0.3 million. No Restricted TRG Profits Units vested in 2016 or 2015. As of December 31, 2017, there was $1.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested Restricted TRG Profits Units outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 1.5 years. Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units Number of relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units Weighted Average Grant- Date Fair Value Outstanding at January 1, 2016 — $ Granted Forfeited Outstanding at December 31, 2016 Granted Forfeited Outstanding at December 31, 2017 119,123 (15,754) 103,369 103,666 (77,302) 129,733 $ $ Fully vested at December 31, 2017 797 (1) $ — 26.42 26.42 26.42 23.14 23.42 25.59 23.14 (1) These Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units vested as a result of the Company's restructuring and reduction in its workforce (Note 1). Based on the Company's common stock price as of December 31, 2017, the total current intrinsic value of Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units fully vested as of December 31, 2017 was $0.1 million. No Relative TSR Performance- based TRG Profits Units vested in 2016 or 2015. As of December 31, 2017, there was $1.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested Relative TSR Performance-based TRG Profits Units outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 1.5 years. F-37 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units Number of NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units Weighted Average Grant- Date Fair Value Outstanding at January 1, 2016 — $ Granted Forfeited Outstanding at December 31, 2016 Granted Forfeited Outstanding at December 31, 2017 119,123 (15,754) 103,369 103,666 (75,431) 131,604 $ $ $ Fully vested at December 31, 2017 2,668 (1) $ — 41.87 19.41 41.87 19.35 20.59 19.69 33.56 (1) These NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units vested as a result of the Company's restructuring and reduction in its workforce (Note 1). Based on the Company's common stock price as of December 31, 2017, the total current intrinsic value of NOI Performance- based TRG Profits Units fully vested as of December 31, 2017 was $0.2 million. No NOI Performance-based TRG Profits Units vested in 2016 or 2015. As of December 31, 2017, there was $1.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested NOI Performance- based TRG Profits Units outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 1.5 years. F-38 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TSR - Based Performance Share Units Outstanding at January 1, 2015 Granted Forfeited Vested Outstanding at December 31, 2015 Forfeited Vested Outstanding at December 31, 2016 Granted Vested - three-year grants Vested - 2012 and 2013 special grants Outstanding at December 31, 2017 Number of TSR PSU Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 254,651 $ 50,256 (5,854) (43,575) (1) 255,478 (44,585) (44,866) (1) 166,027 5,046 (50,459) (2) (79,764) (3) 40,850 $ $ $ 132.86 112.30 174.95 97.44 134.52 149.43 96.61 138.93 80.16 90.51 181.99 107.38 (1) Based on the Company's market performance relative to that of a peer group, the actual number of shares of common stock issued upon vesting during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was zero shares in both years. That is, despite the completion of applicable employee service requirements, the number of shares ultimately considered earned is determined by the extent to which the TSR market performance measure was achieved during the performance period. (2) Based on the Company's market performance relative to that of a peer group, the actual number of shares of common stock issued upon vesting during the year ended December 31, 2017 was 30,601 shares for the TSR PSU three-year grants. The shares of common stock were issued at a weighted average rate of 0.60x and in the range of 0.00x to 1.00x. That is, despite the completion of the applicable employee service requirements, the number of shares ultimately considered earned is determined by the extent to which the TSR market performance measure was achieved during the performance period. Included in the vested PSUs are awards that vested early due to a retirement and as a result of the Company's restructuring and reduction in its workforce (Note 1). (3) Based on the Company's market performance relative to that of a peer group, the actual number of shares of common stock issued upon vesting during the year ended December 31, 2017 was zero shares for the 2012 and 2013 TSR PSU special grants. That is, despite the completion of the applicable employee service requirements, the number of shares ultimately considered earned is determined by the extent to which the TSR market performance measure was achieved during the performance period. The total intrinsic value of TSR PSU vested during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $2.1 million, zero, and zero, respectively. None of the TSR PSU outstanding at December 31, 2017 were vested. As of December 31, 2017, there was $0.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested TSR PSU outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 0.4 years. NOI - Based Performance Share Units Outstanding at January 1, 2017 Granted Vested Outstanding at December 31, 2017 Number of NOI PSU — $ 5,046 (1,242) (1) 3,804 $ Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value — 67.04 67.50 67.00 (1) The actual number of shares of common stock issued upon vesting during the year ended December 31, 2017 was 1,242 shares (1.0x). That is, despite the completion of applicable employee service requirements, the number of shares ultimately considered earned is determined by the extent to which NOI was achieved during the performance period. These NOI PSU vested as a result of the Company's restructuring and reduction in its workforce (Note 1). The total intrinsic value of NOI PSU vested during the year ended December 31, 2017 was $0.1 million. No NOI PSU vested in 2016 or 2015. F-39 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS None of the NOI PSU outstanding at December 31, 2017 were vested. As of December 31, 2017, there was $0.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested NOI PSU outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 2.2 years. Restricted Share Units Number of RSU Weighted average Grant Date Fair Value Outstanding at January 1, 2015 293,651 $ Granted Forfeited Vested Outstanding at December 31, 2015 Granted Forfeited Vested Outstanding at December 31, 2016 Granted Forfeited Vested Outstanding at December 31, 2017 100,682 (14,542) (96,438) 283,353 55,888 (17,012) (90,326) 231,903 110,210 (12,499) (126,951) 202,663 $ $ $ 67.00 74.36 69.87 65.60 69.93 73.42 69.20 71.57 70.40 63.33 67.78 66.98 68.86 Based on an analysis of historical employee turnover, the Company has made an annual forfeiture assumption of 2.00% of grants when recognizing compensation costs relating to the RSU. The total intrinsic value of RSU vested during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $8.6 million, $6.6 million, and $7.0 million, respectively. None of the RSU outstanding at December 31, 2017 were vested. As of December 31, 2017, there was $5.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested RSU outstanding. This cost is expected to be recognized over an average period of 1.8 years. Options Options were granted to purchase TRG Units, which are exchangeable for new shares of the Company’s common stock under the Continuing Offer (Note 15). The options had ten-year contractual terms. Outstanding at January 1, 2015 Exercised Outstanding at December 31, 2015 Exercised Outstanding at December 31, 2016 Exercised Outstanding at December 31, 2017 Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) Range of Exercise Prices 1.6 $ 26.56 - $ 51.15 1.4 $ 35.50 - $ 51.15 0.7 $ 45.90 - $ 51.15 39.20 29.72 46.60 42.66 48.35 48.35 — Number of Options 521,293 (228,750) 292,543 (89,957) $ $ 202,586 $ (202,586) — $ F-40 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $3.5 million, $2.4 million, and $10.0 million, respectively. Cash received from option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 was $9.8 million, $3.8 million, and $6.8 million, respectively. Unit Option Deferral Election Under both a prior option plan and the 2008 Omnibus Plan, vested unit options can be exercised by tendering mature units with a market value equal to the exercise price of the unit options. In 2002, Robert S. Taubman, the Company’s chief executive officer, exercised options for 3.0 million units by tendering 2.1 million mature units and deferring receipt of 0.9 million units under the unit option deferral election. As the Operating Partnership pays distributions, the deferred option units receive their proportionate share of the distributions in the form of cash payments. Under an amendment executed in January 2011 and subsequent deferral elections (the latest being made in September 2016), beginning in December 2022 (unless Mr. Taubman retires earlier), the deferred options units will be issued as TRG Units in five annual installments. The deferred option units are accounted for as participating securities of the Operating Partnership. Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Grant and Deferred Compensation The 2008 Omnibus Plan provides a quarterly grant to each non-employee director of the Company shares of the Company's common stock based on the fair value of the Company's common stock on the last business day of the preceding quarter. The annual fair market value of the grant was $125,000 in 2017, 2016, and 2015. As of December 31, 2017, 19,532 shares have been issued under the 2008 Omnibus Plan. Certain directors have elected to defer receipt of their shares as described below. The Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP), which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, allows each non-employee director of the Company the right to defer the receipt of all or a portion of his or her annual director retainer fee until the termination of his or her service on the Company’s Board of Directors and for such deferred amount to be denominated in restricted stock units. The number of restricted stock units received equals the amount of the deferred retainer fee divided by the fair market value of the common stock on the business day immediately before the date the director would otherwise have been entitled to receive the retainer fee. The restricted stock units represent the right to receive equivalent shares of common stock at the end of the deferral period. During the deferral period, when the Company pays cash dividends on its common stock, the directors’ notional deferral accounts will be credited with dividend equivalents on their deferred restricted stock units, payable in additional restricted stock units based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the business day immediately before the record date of the applicable dividend payment. There were 144,420 restricted stock units outstanding under the DCP at December 31, 2017. Other Employee Plan The Company has a voluntary retirement savings plan established in 1983 and amended and restated effective January 1, 2012 (the Plan). The Company believes the Plan is qualified in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). The Company contributes an amount ranging from 0% to 4% of the qualified wages of all qualified employees depending on the Company's performance and matches employee contributions in excess of 2% for a total contribution in the range of 0% to 9% of qualified wages. In addition, the Company may make discretionary contributions within the limits prescribed by the Plan and imposed in the Code. The Company’s contributions and costs relating to the Plan were $2.5 million in 2017, $3.1 million in 2016, and $2.9 million in 2015. Note 14 - Common and Preferred Stock and Equity of TRG Common Stock The Company's Board of Directors previously authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company was permitted to repurchase up to $450 million of its outstanding common stock. As of December 31, 2017, the Company cumulatively repurchased 4,247,867 shares of its common stock at an average price of $71.79 per share, for a total of $304.9 million under the authorization. All shares repurchased were cancelled. For each share of the Company’s common stock repurchased, one of the Company’s TRG Units was redeemed. Repurchases of common stock were financed through general corporate funds, including borrowings under existing revolving lines of credit. F-41 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Preferred Stock The Company is obligated to issue to the noncontrolling partners of TRG, upon subscription, one share of Series B Non- Participating Convertible Preferred Stock (Series B Preferred Stock) for each of the TRG Units held by the noncontrolling partners. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to the Company's shareowners. The holders of Series B Preferred Stock, voting as a class, have the right to designate up to four nominees for election as directors of the Company. On all other matters, including the election of directors, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock will vote with the holders of common stock. The holders of Series B Preferred Stock are not entitled to dividends or earnings of the Company. The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock at a ratio of 14,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for one share of common stock. During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, 90,945 shares, 15,880 shares, and 72,061 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, respectively, were converted to five shares, zero shares, and four shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, as a result of tenders of units under the Continuing Offer (Note 15). Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies Cash Tender At the time of the Company's initial public offering and acquisition of its partnership interest in TRG in 1992, the Company entered into an agreement (the Cash Tender Agreement) with the Revocable Trust and TRA Partners (now Taubman Ventures Group LLC or TVG), each of whom owned an interest in TRG, whereby each of the Revocable Trust and TVG (and/or any assignee of the Revocable Trust or TVG) has the right to tender to the Company TRG Units (provided that if the tendering party is tendering less than all of its TRG Units, the aggregate value is at least $50 million) and cause the Company to purchase the tendered interests at a purchase price based on its market valuation of the Company on the trading date immediately preceding the date of the tender (except as otherwise provided below). TVG is controlled by a majority-in-interest among the Revocable Trust and entities affiliated with the children of A. Alfred Taubman (Robert S. Taubman, William S. Taubman, and Gayle Taubman Kalisman). At the election of the tendering party, TRG Units held by members of A. Alfred Taubman’s family and TRG Units held by entities in which his family members hold interests may be included in such a tender. The Company will have the option to pay for these interests from available cash, borrowed funds, or from the proceeds of an offering of common stock. Generally, the Company expects to finance these purchases through the sale of new shares of its common stock. The tendering partner will bear all market risk if the market price at closing is less than the purchase price and will bear the costs of sale. Any proceeds of the offering in excess of the purchase price will be for the sole benefit of the Company. The Company accounts for the Cash Tender Agreement as a freestanding written put option. As the option put price is defined by the current market price of the Company's stock at the time of tender, the fair value of the written option defined by the Cash Tender Agreement is considered to be zero. Based on a market value at December 31, 2017 of $65.43 per share for the Company's common stock, the aggregate value of TRG Units that may be tendered under the Cash Tender Agreement was $1.6 billion. The purchase of these interests at December 31, 2017 would have resulted in the Company owning an additional 28% interest in TRG. Continuing Offer The Company has made a continuing, irrevocable offer (the Continuing Offer) to all present holders of TRG Units (other than a certain excluded holder, currently TVG), permitted assignees of all present holders of TRG Units, those future holders of TRG Units as the Company may, in its sole discretion, agree to include in the Continuing Offer, all existing optionees under the previous option plan, and all existing and future optionees under the 2008 Omnibus Plan to exchange shares of common stock for TRG Units. Under the Continuing Offer agreement, one TRG Unit is exchangeable for one share of common stock. Upon a tender of TRG Units, the corresponding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, if any, will automatically be converted into common stock at a ratio of 14,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for one share of common stock. Insurance The Company carries liability insurance to mitigate its exposure to certain losses, including those relating to personal injury claims. We believe the Company's insurance policy terms and conditions and limits are appropriate and adequate given the relative risk of loss and industry practice. However, there are certain types of losses, such as punitive damage awards, that may not be covered by insurance, and not all potential losses are insured against. F-42 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Hurricane Maria and The Mall of San Juan As a result of Hurricane Maria, The Mall of San Juan experienced certain interior water damage, impacts to exterior landscaping and signage, and significant damage to both Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. The Company has substantial insurance to cover hurricane and flood damage, as well as business and service interruption. The business interruption coverage commences at time of loss and continues for one year after the damage is fully repaired. This coverage includes a single deductible of $2 million and policy limits of $900 million, all subject to various terms and conditions. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded $1.1 million of insurance recoveries related to reimbursement of expensed costs within Nonoperating Income, Net on the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized an estimated depreciation expense of $7 million relating to property damage and the write-off of tenant allowances, which reflects a reduction of $0.9 million related to insurance proceeds expected to be received for previously capitalized expenditures. The Company continues to assess physical loss and will update its estimates if necessary. On October 17, 2017, Plaza Internacional Puerto Rico LLC (Plaza Internacional), the owner of The Mall of San Juan (the Mall), filed a civil action in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, San Juan Judicial Center, Superior Court, Civil No. SJ2017CV02094 (503), against Saks Fifth Avenue Puerto Rico, Inc. (Saks PR), and Saks Incorporated (Saks Inc.). The lawsuit asks the court to compel Saks PR and Saks Inc. to immediately repair and remediate the Saks Fifth Avenue store (the Store) that was damaged by Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, to reopen the Store on the completion of the reconstruction, and to operate the Store in accordance with the Operating Covenant contained in the Construction, Operation and Reciprocal Easement Agreement among Plaza Internacional, Saks PR, and Nordstrom Puerto Rico LLC (Nordstrom PR) made as of April 23, 2013 (the REA). In response, Saks PR and Saks Inc. filed a Counterclaim, alleging that they have no obligation to repair, remediate, reconstruct, or reopen the Store, asserting various alleged breaches of the REA and other operating agreements. Should Saks PR prevail, Nordstrom PR and other Mall tenants may then have the right to terminate their own operating covenants or leases. Plaza Internacional is vigorously prosecuting its claims and defending the Counterclaim. The outcome of the action cannot be predicted, and, at this time, the Company is unable to estimate the amount of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome. An unfavorable outcome may have a material and adverse effect on the Company's business and its results of operations. Other See Note 8 for the Operating Partnership's guarantees of certain notes payable, including guarantees relating to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, Note 9 for contingent features relating to certain joint venture agreements, Note 10 for contingent features relating to derivative instruments, and Note 13 for obligations under existing share-based compensation plans. F-43 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 16 - Earnings Per Common Share Basic earnings per common share amounts are based on the weighted average of common shares outstanding for the respective periods. Diluted earnings per common share amounts are based on the weighted average of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of potential common stock. Potential common stock includes outstanding TRG Units exchangeable for common shares under the Continuing Offer (Note 15), outstanding options for TRG Units, TSR PSU, NOI PSU, Restricted and Performance- based TRG Profits Units, RSU, deferred shares under the Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan, and unissued TRG Units under a unit option deferral election (Note 13). In computing the potentially dilutive effect of potential common stock, TRG Units are assumed to be exchanged for common shares under the Continuing Offer, increasing the weighted average number of shares outstanding. The potentially dilutive effects of TRG Units outstanding and/or issuable under the unit option deferral elections are calculated using the if-converted method, while the effects of other potential common stock are calculated using the treasury method. Contingently issuable shares are included in diluted earnings per common share based on the number of shares, if any, that would be issuable if the end of the reporting period were the end of the contingency period. Net income attributable to Taubman Centers, Inc. common shareowners (Numerator): Basic Impact of additional ownership of TRG Diluted Shares (Denominator) – basic Effect of dilutive securities Shares (Denominator) – diluted Earnings per common share - basic Earnings per common share - diluted Year Ended December 31 2017 2016 2015 $ $ $ $ 55,267 114 55,381 $ $ 107,358 257 107,615 $ $ 109,020 398 109,418 60,675,129 60,363,416 61,389,113 365,366 466,139 772,221 61,040,495 60,829,555 62,161,334 0.91 0.91 $ $ 1.78 1.77 $ $ 1.78 1.76 The calculation of diluted earnings per common share in certain periods excluded certain potential common stock including outstanding TRG Units and unissued TRG Units under a unit option deferral election, both of which may be exchanged for common shares of the Company under the Continuing Offer. The table below presents the potential common stock excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as they were anti-dilutive in the period presented. Weighted average noncontrolling TRG Units outstanding 4,089,327 3,983,781 4,029,934 Unissued TRG Units under unit option deferral elections 871,262 871,262 871,262 Year Ended December 31 2017 2016 2015 F-44 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 17 - Fair Value Disclosures This note contains required fair value disclosures for assets and liabilities remeasured at fair value on a recurring basis and financial instruments carried at other than fair value, as well as assumptions employed in deriving these fair values. Recurring Valuations Derivative Instruments The fair value of interest rate hedging instruments is the amount that the Company would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The Company’s valuations of its derivative instruments are determined using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative, and therefore fall into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuations reflect the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and use observable market-based inputs, including forward curves. The fair values of interest rate hedging instruments also incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both the Company’s own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty's nonperformance risk. Other The Company's valuations of both its investments in an insurance deposit and in 590,124 and 250,000 SPG common shares as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, utilize unadjusted quoted prices determined by active markets for the specific securities the Company has invested in, and therefore fall into Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. For assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, quantitative disclosure of the fair value for each major category of assets and liabilities is presented below: Description SPG common shares (Note 7) Insurance deposit Derivative interest rate contracts (Note 10) Total assets Derivative interest rate contracts (Note 10) Total liabilities Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2017 Using Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2016 Using Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) $ $ 101,348 16,703 118,051 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) $ $ 939 939 (484) (484) 44,418 15,440 59,858 $ — $ $ (3,548) (3,548) $ $ $ $ The insurance deposit shown above represents an escrow account maintained in connection with a property and casualty insurance arrangement for the Company’s shopping centers, and is classified within Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Corresponding deferred revenue relating to amounts billed to tenants for this arrangement has been classified within Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Values Simon Property Group Limited Partnership Units As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned 340,124 SPG LP Units. In December 2017, the Company converted their remaining 340,124 SPG LP Units to SPG common shares (Note 7). The fair value of the SPG LP Units, which was derived from SPG's common share price and therefore fell into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, was $60.4 million at December 31, 2016. The SPG LP Units were classified as Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and had a book value of $44.8 million at December 31, 2016. F-45 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Notes Payable The fair value of notes payable is estimated using cash flows discounted at current market rates and therefore falls into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. When selecting discount rates for purposes of estimating the fair value of notes payable at December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company employed the credit spreads at which the debt was originally issued. The Company does not believe that the use of different interest rate assumptions would have resulted in a materially different fair value of notes payable as of December 31, 2017 or 2016. To further assist financial statement users, the Company has included with its fair value disclosures an analysis of interest rate sensitivity. The estimated fair values of notes payable at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows: Notes payable 2017 2016 Carrying Value 3,555,228 $ Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value $ 3,503,071 $ 3,255,512 $ 3,184,036 The fair values of the notes payable are dependent on the interest rates used in estimating the values. An overall 1% increase in rates employed in making these estimates would have decreased the fair values of the debt shown above at December 31, 2017 by $131.1 million or 3.7%. Cash Equivalents and Notes Receivable The fair value of cash equivalents and notes receivable approximates their carrying value due to their short maturity. The fair value of cash equivalents is derived from quoted market prices and therefore falls into Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of notes receivable are estimated using cash flows discounted at current market rates and therefore fall into Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. See Note 10 regarding additional information on derivatives. Note 18 - Cash Flow Disclosures and Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities Interest paid in 2017, 2016, and 2015, net of amounts capitalized of $12.4 million, $21.9 million, and $31.1 million, respectively, was $100.9 million, $78.1 million, and $57.6 million, respectively. In 2017, 2016, and 2015, $2.5 million, $3.5 million and $2.6 million of income taxes were paid, respectively. The following non-cash investing and financing activities occurred during 2017, 2016, and 2015. Recapitalization of The Mall of San Juan joint venture (1) Other non-cash additions to properties 2017 2016 2015 $ 79,023 $ 108,581 $ 9,296 104,494 (1) In April 2015, the Company acquired an additional 15% interest in The Mall of San Juan. The additional interest was acquired at cost. In connection with the acquisition, the noncontrolling owner used $9.3 million of previously contributed capital to fund its obligation to reimburse the Company for certain shared infrastructure costs, which was classified as a reduction of the noncontrolling interest and an offsetting reduction of properties. Other non-cash additions to properties primarily represent accrued construction and tenant allowance costs. F-46 Total $ 5,838 (8,504) 3,532 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 19 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Changes in the balance of each component of AOCI for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 were as follows: Taubman Centers, Inc. AOCI Noncontrolling Interests AOCI Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments Fair value adjustment for marketable equity securities Cumulative translation adjustment Cumulative translation adjustment Total Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate instruments Fair value adjustment for marketable equity securities January 1, 2015 $ (101) $ (14,967) $ (15,068) $ (41) $ 5,879 Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications Amounts reclassified from AOCI Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) Adjustments due to changes in ownership (10,790) (9,653) (20,443) (4,489) (4,015) 8,489 8,489 3,532 (10,790) (1,164) — (11,954) (4,489) (483) — (4,972) 1 (199) (198) (1) 199 198 December 31, 2015 $ (10,890) $ (16,330) $ — $(27,220) $ (4,531) $ 5,595 $ — $ 1,064 Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications Amounts reclassified from AOCI Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) Adjustments due to changes in ownership (12,251) (2,742) (302) (15,295) (5,088) (1,138) (126) (6,352) 6,598 6,598 2,741 2,741 (12,251) 3,856 (302) (8,697) (5,088) 1,603 (126) (3,611) (6) 7 1 6 (7) (1) December 31, 2016 $ (23,147) $ (12,467) $ (302) $(35,916) $ (9,613) $ 7,191 $ (126) $ (2,548) Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications Amounts reclassified from AOCI Net current period other comprehensive income (loss) Adjustments due to changes in ownership December 31, 2017 $ 23,615 (333) 374 23,656 9,688 (138) 154 9,704 5,364 5,364 2,200 2,200 23,615 5,031 374 29,020 9,688 2,062 154 11,904 (84) 384 61 (23) $ (7,375) $ 72 $ (6,919) $ 84 159 (61) 23 $ 9,192 $ 28 $ 9,379 F-47 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI for the year ended December 31, 2017: Details about AOCI Components Amounts reclassified from AOCI Affected line item in Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income Losses on interest rate instruments and other: Realized loss on interest rate contracts - consolidated subsidiaries Realized loss on interest rate contracts - UJVs Realized loss on cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV Total reclassifications for the period $ $ 2,879 Interest Expense 2,406 Equity in Income in UJVs 2,279 Equity in Income in UJVs 7,564 The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI for the year ended December 31, 2016: Details about AOCI Components Amounts reclassified from AOCI Affected line item in Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income Losses on interest rate instruments and other: Realized loss on interest rate contracts - consolidated subsidiaries Realized loss on interest rate contracts - UJVs Realized gain on cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV Total reclassifications for the period $ $ 5,823 Interest Expense 3,775 Equity in Income of UJVs (259) Equity in Income in UJVs 9,339 The following table presents reclassifications out of AOCI for the year ended December 31, 2015: Details about AOCI Components Amounts reclassified from AOCI Affected line item in Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income Losses on interest rate instruments and other: Realized loss on interest rate contracts - consolidated subsidiaries Realized loss on interest rate contracts - UJVs Realized loss on cross-currency interest rate contract - UJV Total reclassifications for the period $ $ 7,211 Interest Expense 4,489 Equity in Income of UJVs 321 Equity in Income of UJVs 12,021 F-48 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 20 - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) The following is a summary of quarterly results of operations for 2017 and 2016: Revenues Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Net income Net income attributable to TCO common shareowners Earnings per common share – basic Earnings per common share – diluted Revenues Equity in income of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Net income Net income attributable to TCO common shareowners Earnings per common share – basic Earnings per common share – diluted 2017 First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter $ $ $ 149,083 20,118 32,759 17,170 0.28 0.28 $ $ $ 154,676 13,258 27,663 13,483 0.22 0.22 $ $ $ 153,222 13,723 14,251 4,363 0.07 0.07 $ $ $ 172,184 20,275 38,084 20,251 0.33 0.33 2016 First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter $ 139,455 $ 158,890 $ 148,021 $ 166,191 18,478 44,329 24,613 15,910 57,744 34,718 15,391 35,184 18,752 $ $ 0.41 0.41 $ $ 0.58 0.57 $ $ 0.31 0.31 $ $ 19,922 50,894 29,275 0.48 0.48 In December 2017, the Company converted its remaining 340,124 SPG LP Units to SPG common shares. Upon conversion, the Company recognized an $11.6 million gain included within Nonoperating Income, Net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income, which was calculated based on the change in fair value of the SPG share price at the date of conversion from the carrying value. The Company has been undergoing a restructuring to reduce its workforce and reorganize various areas of the organization in response to the completion of another major development cycle and the current near-term challenges facing the U.S. mall industry. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company incurred $9.8 million of expenses related to the restructuring. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred a total of $13.8 million of expenses related to the restructuring. In December 2016, the Company converted 250,000 SPG LP Units to SPG common shares. Upon conversion, the Company recognized an $11.1 million gain included within Nonoperating Income, Net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income, which was calculated based on the change in fair value of the SPG share price at the date of conversion from the carrying value. In April 2016, the third party leasing agreement for The Shops at Crystals was terminated in connection with a change in ownership of the center. As a result, the Company recognized management, leasing, and development services revenue for the lump sum payment of $21.7 million received in May 2016 in connection with the termination. F-49 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 21 - New Accounting Pronouncements In August 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2017-12, "Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities", which provides guidance related to changes in hedge accounting recognition and presentation requirements. The purpose of this updated guidance is to better align a company’s financial reporting for hedging activities with the economic objectives of those activities. The transition guidance provides companies with the option of early adopting the new standard using a modified retrospective transition method in any interim period after issuance of the update, or alternatively requires adoption for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. This adoption method will require the Company to recognize the cumulative effect of initially applying the ASU as an adjustment to AOCI with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year that an entity adopts the update. The Company is currently evaluating the application of this ASU, although it expects adoption to have an immaterial impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, "Compensation-Stock Compensation - Scope of Modification Accounting", which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting. ASU No. 2017-09 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. ASU No. 2017-09 indicates an entity should account for effects of a modification unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) the fair value of the modified award remains the same, (2) the vesting conditions of the award remain the same, and (3) the classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or liability instrument remains the same. Upon adoption, the Company would apply it in the event potential modifications of share-based grants occur in the future. This may impact the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income as share-based payment benefit or expense depending on the application of modification accounting. The Company does not expect there will be a material impact to the consolidated financial statements and expects to adopt the new standard on its effective date. In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, "Other Income - Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets", which provides guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of nonfinancial assets and for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. ASU No. 2017-05 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company currently accounts for the derecognition of nonfinancial assets according to industry- specific guidance as the Company's nonfinancial assets are considered in-substance real estate. The Company expects the most likely outcome to be that in the event the Company sells a controlling interest in a shopping center, but retains a noncontrolling ownership interest, the Company would measure the retained interest at fair value. This would result in full gain/loss recognition upon such a sale of the controlling interest, a change from current practice. The Company does not expect there will be a material impact to the consolidated financial statements and expects to adopt the new standard on its effective date. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash", which provides guidance for the presentation of restricted cash and changes in restricted cash. ASU No. 2016-18 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. This ASU will require restricted cash and certain other deposits to be presented in combination with cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. The Company expects to adopt this standard on its effective date. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, "Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments", which provides guidance for the presentation of certain cash receipts and payments, including the classification of distributions received from equity method investees. ASU No. 2016-15 provides companies with two alternatives of presentation; the nature of the distribution approach or the cumulative earnings approach. ASU No. 2016-15 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company expects to adopt the new standard on its effective date and expects to use the cumulative earnings approach to calculate and present distributions received from equity method investees. F-50 TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases", which provides for significant changes to the current lease accounting standard. The primary objectives of this ASU is to address off-balance-sheet financing related to operating leases and to introduce a new lessee model that brings substantially all leases onto the balance sheet. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company expects to adopt the new standard on its effective date. The Company is currently evaluating the application of this ASU and its effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. From initial implementation efforts, the Company preliminarily expects the most significant impacts of adoption to include the potential need to expense certain internal leasing costs currently being capitalized, including costs associated with the Company's leasing department and the recognition of lease obligations and right-of-use assets for ground and office leases under which the Company or its ventures are the lessee. In January 2018, the FASB proposed an amendment to ASU No. 2016-02 to simplify the guidance by allowing lessors to elect a practical expedient to allow lessors to not separate non-lease components from a lease, which would provide the Company with the option of not bifurcating certain common area maintenance recoveries as a non-lease component. The Company will evaluate the impact of this amendment to the ASU when it is final. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, "Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities", which addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. Amongst its changes, ASU No. 2016-01 requires an entity to measure equity investments at fair value through net income, except for those that result in consolidation or are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. ASU No. 2016-01 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company expects to adopt the new standard on its effective date. As of December 31, 2017, the Company owned 590,124 SPG common shares that are currently being recorded at fair value (Note 17). After the Company's adoption of ASU No. 2016-01, changes in the fair value of any outstanding SPG common shares will be recorded in net income. Upon adoption on January 1, 2018, the Company will record a one-time cumulative-effect adjusting entry to reclassify $0.1 million of historical unrealized gains on the fair value adjustments of these SPG common shares from AOCI to Dividends in Excess of Net Income on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. The SPG common shares are recorded in Deferred Charges and Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers". This standard provides a single comprehensive model to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and gains and losses arising from transfers of non-financial assets including sales of property, plant and equipment, real estate, and intangible assets. ASU No. 2014-09 supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, which deferred the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 one year to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 for public entities. ASU No. 2015-14 permits public entities to adopt ASU No. 2014-09 early, but not before the original effective date of annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU No. 2014-09 may be applied either retrospectively or as a cumulative effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company has evaluated the application of this ASU and determined the revenue streams that could have been most significantly impacted by this ASU relate to the Company's management, leasing and development services, certain recoveries from tenants, and other miscellaneous income. From the Company's implementation efforts, it has concluded that the revenue recognition from these services and other miscellaneous income will be consistent with current recognition methods, and therefore will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements as a result of adoption. For the year ended December 31, 2017, these revenues were less than 10% of consolidated revenue. Recoveries from tenants to be impacted by ASU No. 2014-09 will not be addressed until the Company's adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, considering the potential for revisions to accounting for common area maintenance described above. The Company also continues to evaluate the scope of revenue-related disclosures it expects to provide pursuant to the new requirements. The Company will adopt the standard using the modified retrospective approach, which requires a cumulative adjustment, if any, as of the date of the adoption. The Company adopted the standard on its January 1, 2018 effective date. F-51 VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 (in thousands) Additions Balance at beginning of year Charged to costs and expenses Charged to other accounts Write-offs Transfers, net Year Ended December 31, 2017 Allowance for doubtful receivables Year Ended December 31, 2016 Allowance for doubtful receivables Year Ended December 31, 2015 Allowance for doubtful receivables $ $ $ 4,311 2,974 2,927 $ $ $ 11,025 4,047 1,994 $ $ $ (5,099) (2,710) (1,947) See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm. 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SIGNATURES Date: February 27, 2018 By: TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. /s/ Robert S. Taubman Robert S. Taubman, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Robert S. Taubman Robert S. Taubman /s/ Simon J. Leopold Simon J. Leopold /s/ William S. Taubman William S. Taubman /s/ David A. Wolff David A. Wolff /s/ Jerome A. Chazen Jerome A. Chazen /s/ Mayree C. Clark Mayree C. Clark /s/ Michael J. Embler Michael J. Embler /s/ Craig M. Hatkoff Craig M. Hatkoff /s/ Cornelia Connelly Marakovits Cornelia Connelly Marakovits /s/ Ronald W. Tysoe Ronald W. Tysoe /s/ Myron E. Ullman, III Myron E. Ullman, III Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer) February 27, 2018 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) February 27, 2018 Chief Operating Officer, and Director Vice President, and Chief Accounting Officer Director Director Director Director Director Director Director February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 February 27, 2018 2 1 t i b i h x E . 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Section 10A, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 I, Robert S. Taubman, certify that: 1. 2. 3. 4. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Taubman Centers, Inc.; Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) b) c) d) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) b) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: February 27, 2018 /s/ Robert S. Taubman Robert S. Taubman Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer Exhibit 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 10A, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 I, Simon J. Leopold, certify that: 1. 2. 3. 4. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Taubman Centers, Inc.; Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) b) c) d) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) b) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: February 27, 2018 /s/ Simon J. Leopold Simon J. Leopold Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Exhibit 32.1 I, Robert S. Taubman, Chief Executive Officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that based upon a review of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017 (the "Report"): (i) (ii) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. /s/ Robert S. Taubman Robert S. Taubman Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer Date: February 27, 2018 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Exhibit 32.2 I, Simon J. Leopold Chief Financial Officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that based upon a review of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017 (the "Report"): (i) (ii) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. /s/ Simon J. Leopold Simon J. 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These statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “will”, “may”, “could”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believes”, “intends”, “should”, “plans”, “estimates”, “approximate”, “guidance” and similar expressions in this report that predict or indicate future events and trends and that do not report historical matters. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Actual results may differ materially from those expected because of various risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to: changes in market rental rates; unscheduled closings or bankruptcies of tenants; relationships with anchor tenants; trends in the retail industry; challenges with department stores; changes in consumer shopping behavior; the liquidity of real estate investments; the Company’s ability to comply with debt covenants; the availability and terms of financings; changes in market rates of interest and foreign exchange rates for foreign currencies; changes in value of investments in foreign entities; the ability to hedge interest rate and currency risk; risks related to acquiring, developing, expanding, leasing and managing properties; competitors gaining economies of scale through M&A and consolidation activity; changes in value of investments in foreign entities; risks related to joint venture properties; insurance costs and coverage; security breaches that could impact the Company’s information technology, infrastructure or personal data; costs associated with response to technology breaches; the loss of key management personnel; shareholder activism costs and related diversion of management time; terrorist activities; maintaining the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust; changes in the laws of states, localities, and foreign jurisdictions that may increase taxes on the Company’s operations; and changes in global, national, regional and/or local economic and geopolitical climates. You should review the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including “Risk Factors” in its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports, for a discussion of such risks and uncertainties. This report may also include disclosures regarding, but not limited to, estimated future earnings assumptions and estimated project costs and stabilized returns for centers under development and redevelopment which are subject to adjustment as a result of certain factors that may not be under the direct control of the company. Refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q for other risk factors. This report includes non-GAAP financial measures as defined by S.E.C. Regulation G. Definitions, discussion and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measure are disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Non-GAAP measures referenced in this report may include estimates of future EBITDA, NOI, after-tax NOI, and/or FFO performance of our investment properties. Such forward-looking non-GAAP measures may differ significantly from the corresponding GAAP measure, net income, due to depreciation and amortization, tax expense, and/or interest expense, some or all of which management has not quantified for the future periods. NOTES AND RECONCILIATIONS FOR GRAPHS (page 19) Total Portfolio Net Operation Income (NOI): Reconciliation of Net Income to NOI (1) (in millions of dollars; amounts may not add due to rounding) Year Ended Net income Depreciation and amortization Interest expense and income tax expense Noncontrolling share of income of consolidated joint ventures EBITDA attributable to outside partners EBITDA at 100% Items excluded from shopping center Net Operating Income Net Operating Income at 100% – total portfolio Year Ended Net income Depreciation and amortization Interest expense and income tax expense Noncontrolling share of income of consolidated joint ventures EBITDA attributable to outside partners Beneficial interest in unconsolidated joint venture partner impairment charge EBITDA at 100% Items excluded from shopping center Net Operating Income Net Operating Income at 100% – total portfolio 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (8.1) 158.1 162.7 (7.4) 122.2 427.5 162.9 590.4 (79.2) 157.8 160.9 (3.1) 109.5 346.0 239.3 585.3 102.3 165.5 165.3 (9.8) 123.6 547.0 41.2 588.2 287.4 155.0 163.8 (14.4) 121.2 713.0 (121.8) 591.2 157.8 162.5 166.8 (11.9) 125.5 600.7 59.9 660.5 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 189.4 175.6 162.3 (10.3) 113.5 – 630.4 54.9 685.3 1,278.1 146.0 135.1 (34.2) 149.0 – 1,674.0 (1,013.1) 660.9 192.6 137.0 103.5 (11.2) 137.9 11.8 571.5 64.6 636.1 188.2 185.3 133.4 (8.1) 164.5 – 663.3 40.4 703.7 112.8 227.3 167.4 (6.8) 210.9 – 711.6 65.4 777.0 Funds from Operations (FFO) and Adjusted FFO Per Share: Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to TCO Common Shareowners to FFO and Adjusted FFO per share (1) (in millions of dollars, except per share data; amounts may not add due to rounding) Year Ended 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Net income (loss) attributable to TCO common shareowners Depreciation and amortization (excluding non-real estate depreciation) Noncontrolling interests and distributions to participating securities of TRG Impairment charges of depreciable real estate (86.7) 154.8 54.1 (69.7) 154.4 (29.7) 160.8 47.6 161.8 27.9 176.7 152.3 82.1 83.5 159.8 41.3 Funds from Operations Funds from Operations attributable to TCO Funds from Operations per share Funds from Operations Early extinguishment of debt Acquisition costs Redemption of preferred stock/equity Litigation charge Restructuring charge Impairment charges of non-depreciable real estate Redemption of preferred stock/equity PRC taxes on sale of Taubman TCBL assets Adjusted Funds from Operations Adjusted Funds from Operations attributable to TCO Adjusted Funds from Operations per share Year Ended Net income attributable to TCO common shareowners Depreciation and amortization (excluding non-real estate depreciation) Noncontrolling interests and distributions to participating securities of TRG Income tax expense (benefit) Gain on dispositions of property and other Funds from Operations Funds from Operations attributable to TCO Funds from Operations per share Funds from Operations Disposition and related costs Costs associated with shareowner activism Early extinguishment of debt Gain on SPG common share conversion Crystals lump sum payment for termination of leasing agreement Beneficial interest in UJV impairment Reversal of executive share-based compensation Adjusted Funds from Operations Adjusted Funds from Operations attributable to TCO Adjusted Funds from Operations per share 122.2 215.8 237.3 411.1 284.7 81.3 144.2 160.1 285.4 197.7 $ 1.51 $ 2.66 $ 2.86 $ 4.86 $ 3.21 122.2 215.8 237.3 30.4 2.5 126.3 284.7 1.6 411.1 (174.2) 5.3 (2.2) 6.4 3.2 248.5 248.7 237.3 240.0 295.8 165.5 166.3 160.1 166.9 205.4 $ 3.08 $ 3.06 $ 2.86 $ 2.84 $ 3.34 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 109.9 172.6 48.2 0.2 863.9 142.5 356.9 0.4 (1,083.1) 109.0 134.0 49.2 0.1 (0.4) 107.4 182.8 49.6 0.4 55.3 221.6 27.6 (0.3) 330.8 280.5 291.9 340.2 304.1 236.7 200.4 207.1 240.0 215.8 $ 3.65 $ 3.11 $ 3.31 $ 3.91 $ 3.51 330.8 280.5 14.3 36.0 304.1 13.8 14.5 0.4 (11.6) 291.9 340.2 3.0 (11.1) (21.7) 11.8 (2.0) 330.8 330.8 301.6 310.4 321.3 236.7 236.4 214.0 219.4 227.6 $ 3.65 $ 3.67 $ 3.42 $ 3.58 $ 3.70 (1) Refer to the Form 10-K for a definition of NOI and FFO and the company’s uses of these measures. The company presents adjusted versions of FFO when used by management to evaluate operating performance when certain significant items have impacted results that affect comparability with prior or future periods due to the nature or amounts of these items. The company believes the disclosure of the adjusted items is similarly useful to investors and others to understand management’s view on comparability of such measures between periods. Tenant Sales Per Square Foot and Average Rent Per Square Foot Statistics exclude non-comparable centers for all periods presented. The December 31, 2016 statistics have been restated to include comparable centers to 2017. Statistics for the years ended December 31, 2015 and prior exclude non-comparable centers as defined in the respective periods and have not been subsequently restated for changes in the pools of comparable centers. Taubman Centers, Inc. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jerome A. Chazen (1,2) Chairman Chazen Capital Partners Chairman Emeritus Liz Claiborne, Inc. Mayree C. Clark (2) Managing Partner, Eachwin Capital Michael J. Embler (1) Retired Chief Investment Officer Franklin Mutual Advisors Craig M. Hatkoff (2,3) Co-founder Tribeca Film Festival Cia Buckley Marakovits (1,3) Chief Investment Officer Dune Real Estate Partners Robert S. Taubman (4) Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer Taubman Centers, Inc. William S. Taubman Chief Operating Officer Taubman Centers, Inc. Ronald W. Tysoe (1,2,4) Public Company Director THE TAUBMAN COMPANY LLC OPERATING COMMITTEE Denise Anton Executive Vice President Center Operations Chris B. Heaphy (5) Executive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary Holly A. Kinnear Senior Vice President Chief Human Resources Officer Simon J. Leopold (6) Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Peter J. Sharp President Taubman Asia Management Limited Robert S. Taubman Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer William S. Taubman Chief Operating Officer Paul A. Wright Executive Vice President Global Head of Leasing Myron E. Ullman, III (3,4) Lead Director Taubman Centers, Inc. Board of Directors Retired Chairman and CEO J.C. Penney Company, Inc. ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE David A. Wolff Vice President Chief Accounting Officer FOUNDER A. Alfred Taubman 1924 – 2015 (1) Audit Committee Member (2) Compensation Committee Member (3) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member (4) Executive Committee Member (5) Also serves as Assistant Secretary of Taubman Centers, Inc. (6) Also serves as Treasurer of Taubman Centers, Inc. PUBLICATIONS Taubman Centers’ annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q are available free of charge from our Investor Relations Department or can be viewed and downloaded online at www.taubman.com/investors. 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In addition, investors who do not currently own any Taubman Centers’ stock can make an initial investment through this program. A plan description can be viewed online on the Computershare website: www.computershare.com/investor (Once on the website click “Buy stock direct” and follow the subsequent instructions). For questions about this plan or your account, or for a brochure and enrollment form, call: 1.888.877.2889 SHAREOWNER INFORMATION CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS Taubman Centers, Inc. 200 East Long Lake Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-2324 248.258.6800 TAUBMAN ASIA Taubman Asia Management Limited Suite 6311, 63/F,One Island East Taikoo Place, 18 Westlands Road Quarry Bay, Hong Kong 852.3607.1333 USE OF TAUBMAN For ease of use, references in this report to “Taubman Centers,” “company,” “Taubman” or an operating platform mean Taubman Centers, Inc. and/or one or more of a number of separate, affiliated entities. Business is actually conducted by an affiliated entity rather than Taubman Centers, Inc. itself or the named operating platform. QUARTERLY SHARE PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION The common stock of Taubman Centers, Inc. is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol TCO). The following table represents the dividends and range of share prices for each quarter of 2017: MARKET QUOTATIONS MARKET QUOTATION PER COMMON SHARE 2017 QUARTER ENDED HIGH LOW March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 $ 76.17 $ 64.08 57.77 49.14 46.69 66.64 61.90 65.71 COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS DECLARED & PAID $ 0.625 0.625 0.625 0.625 INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM KPMG LLP Chicago, Illinois SHAREHOLDER INQUIRIES Ryan Hurren Director, Investor Relations Taubman 200 East Long Lake Road Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304-2324 248.258.7232 rhurren@taubman.com design: MULTIPLE INC. editorial: CHRISTOPHER TENNYSON Taubman Centers, Inc. TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC. 200 East Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304-2324 www.taubman.com 2017 Indigo Books & Music, a Canadian, experiential bookstore with over 100 locations, that offers cooking classes, children’s page 28 Taubman Centers, Inc. entertainment among many other activities has chosen to open its first U.S. location at The Mall at Short Hills in New Jersey. 

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