8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 17, 2013

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

General Growth Properties, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-34948	27-2963337
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

110 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois	60606
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(312) 960-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 17, 2013, Aliansce Shopping Centers S.A. (“Aliansce”) issued a press release describing certain transactions involving shares indirectly owned by General Growth Properties, Inc. A copy of Aliansce’s press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

We have no obligation to update the matters referred to in the Aliansce press release to reflect changes that occur after the date hereof.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 17, 2013 (furnished herewith)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Stacie L. Herron
	Name:	Stacie L. Herron
	Title:	Vice President and Secretary
Date: July 17, 2013

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 17, 2013 (furnished herewith)

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

ALIANSCE SHOPPING CENTERS S.A.

CNPJ/MF No 06.082.980/0001-03

MATERIAL FACT

Aliansce Shopping Centers S.A. (“Company”), having regard the provisions of article 3rd of CVM Rule n. 358/2002 and paragraph 4 of article 157 of Law n. 6,404/1976, hereby discloses that negotiations are currently taking place for the disposition of the totality of the shares of the Company indirectly held by General Growth Properties, Inc., having as subject: (i) shares held by GGP Brazil III, LLC, representing 12.41% of the corporate capital to Rique Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda. (“Rique”); and (ii) shares held by GGP Brazil I, LLC, representing 27.58% of the corporate capital to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”). In addition, CPPIB and Rique are negotiating the execution of an instrument of adherence and/or amendment to the current Shareholders’ Agreement of the Company.

The Company was informed that the negotiations related to the transactions mentioned above are still ongoing and that the parties have not so far entered into any agreements with respect to the disposition of stockholding. There is no certainty that any such transaction will be concluded or any such agreements or amendments will be entered into.

The Company shall disclose to the market any additional information about said transactions as soon as it receives any communication about this issue from the relevant parties, as per the provisions of CVM Rule n. 358/2002.

Rio de Janeiro, July 17, 2013

Henrique C. Cordeiro Guerra Neto

Executive Director and Investor Relations Officer

For additional information, please contact the Investor Relations department:

INVESTOR RELATIONS

Phone: +55 (21) 2176-7272

ri@aliansce.com.br

www.aliansce.com.br/ir

ABOUT ALIANSCE S.A.

Aliansce Shopping Centers S.A. (Bovespa: ALSC3) is one of the leading shopping center developers and manages the second largest number of shopping centers in Brazil among the publicly held companies in the sector. The Company’s core business is investing in shopping centers and providing the following services: (i) management of shopping centers; (ii) lease of commercial spaces in shopping centers; and (iii) planning, developing and implementing shopping centers. The Company is a full service company operating in all of the development stages of a shopping center, such as planning and preparation of the feasibility study, development of the project, commercialization and management of the shopping center.