BUZZ-Macerich falls on REIT's upsized $403 mln equity raise
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** Real estate investment trust Macerich MAC.N shares down 1.6% premarket to $21.30 after above-target follow-on priced
** Santa Monica, California-based co late Mon announced 19.2 mln shares at $21 for approx $403.2 mln gross proceeds
** Offering size boosted from 16 mln shares and priced at 3% discount to stock's last sale
** MAC intends to use net offering proceeds to repay borrowings under credit facility, which were used primarily to fund $272 mln acquisition of Annapolis Mall, and for general corporate purposes, including acquiring additional properties
** Co had ~261.4 mln shares outstanding prior to offering
** Goldman Sachs lead bookrunner. Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, BMO, TD Securities and Scotiabank are joint bookrunners
** Through Mon close, MAC stock up 17% YTD
** Of 16 analysts covering the stock, recommendation breakdown is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", 5 "hold", 3 "sell"; median PT $22, according to LSEG data
