Simon Property Group Announces Reporting Information for 2008 Distributions

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Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:12pm EST

INDIANAPOLIS--(Business Wire)--
Simon Property Group, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:SPG) today announced 2008
year-end tax reporting information.

                                                                                                                                                                     
 Simon Property Group, Inc. Common Stock                                                                                                                             
 CUSIP 828806109                                                                                                                                                  
 Ticker Symbol: SPG                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                        % of       
                                                                                                                                        
Annual    
                                                                                                                                        
Total     
                                                    Record 2/15      Record 5/16      Record 8/15      Record 11/14                              
 Dividend Dates                                     Pmt 2/29         Pmt 5/30         Pmt 8/29         Pmt 11/28         Totals                  
                                                                                                                                                   
 Total Distribution per Share                       $0.90            $0.90            $0.90            $0.90             $3.60                     
 Taxable Ordinary Dividends                         $0.762694        $0.762694        $0.762694        $0.762694         $3.050776      84.74%     
 Qualified Dividends                                $0.000341        $0.000341        $0.000341        $0.000341         $0.001364                 
 (included in Taxable Ordinary Dividends)                                                                                                          
 Total Capital Gain Distribution                    $0.010399        $0.010399        $0.010399        $0.010399         $0.041596      1.16%      
 Unrecaptured Sec. 1250 Gain                        $0.000805        $0.000805        $0.000805        $0.000805         $0.003220                 
 (included in Total Capital Gain Distribution)                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                   
 Nondividend Distributions                          $0.126907        $0.126907        $0.126907        $0.126907         $0.507628      14.1%      
                                                                                                                                                   


 Simon Property Group, Inc. 6.0% Series I Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock                                                                
 CUSIP 828806802                                                                                                                               
 Ticker Symbol: SPGPrI                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                    % of     
                                                                                                                    Annual   
                                                                                                                    Total    
                                   Record 2/15      Record 5/16      Record 8/15      Record 11/14                  
 Dividend Dates                    Pmt 2/29         Pmt 5/30         Pmt 8/29         Pmt 11/28         Totals      
                                                                                                                             
 Total Distribution per Share      $0.75            $0.75            $0.75            $0.75             $3.00                
                                                                                                                             
 Taxable Ordinary Dividends        $0.75            $0.75            $0.75            $0.75             $3.00       100%     
                                                                                                                             


                                                                                                                                                
 Simon Property Group, Inc. 8.375% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock                                                               
 CUSIP 828806885                                                                                                                                
 Ticker Symbol: SPGPrJ                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                     % of     
                                                                                                                     Annual   
                                                                                                                     Total    
                                   Record 3/17      Record 6/16      Record 9/16      Record 12/17                   
 Dividend Dates                    Pmt 3/31         Pmt 6/30         Pmt 9/30         Pmt 12/31         Totals       
                                                                                                                              
 Total Distribution per Share      $1.046875        $1.046875        $1.046875        $1.046875         $4.1875               
                                                                                                                              
 Taxable Ordinary Dividends        $1.046875        $1.046875        $1.046875        $1.046875         $4.1875      100%     
                                                                                                                              


Should you need additional information, please call Shelly Doran at
317.685.7330. 

THIS INFORMATION REPRESENTS (check one):

 X    FINAL INCOME ALLOCATIONS      
      ESTIMATED INCOME ALLOCATIONS  


About Simon Property Group

Simon Property Group, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and the largest public U.S.
real estate company. Simon is a fully integrated real estate company which
operates from five retail real estate platforms: regional malls, Premium Outlet
Centers, The Mills, community/lifestyle centers and international properties. It
currently owns or has an interest in 386 properties comprising 262 million
square feet of gross leasable area in North America, Europe and Asia. The
Company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and employs more than 5,000
people worldwide. Simon Property Group, Inc. is publicly traded on the NYSE
under the symbol SPG. For further information, visit the Company's website at
www.simon.com. 





Simon Property Group, Inc.
Shelly Doran, 317-685-7330 

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