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Immediately after the said conversion, the reporting person owned an aggregate of 304,004 shares of Common Stock, of which 303,911 shares of Common Stock were held by the reporting person directly and 93 shares of Common Stock were held by the reporting person indirectly through Kan Am, Inc.  Immediately after the sale of the shares of Common Stock which the reporting person received in connection with the conversion transaction described above, the reporting person owns an aggregate of 75,099 shares of Common Stock, of which 75,006 shares of Common Stock are held by the reporting person directly and 93 shares of Common Stock are held by the reporting person indirectly through Kan Am, Inc.</footnote><footnote id="F3">Units represent limited partnership interests in The Mills Limited Partnership, the Operating Partnership of the Issuer and of which the Issuer is the sole general partner and majority unit holder. The Units are exchangeable beginning one year after their issuance for Common Stock of the Issuer (on a 1-for-1 basis) or, at the Issuer's election, for the cash value of such Common Stock.</footnote><footnote id="F4">Conversion by the reporting person of 228,905 Units into 228,905 shares of Common Stock (as reported on Table I).</footnote><footnote id="F5">The Units are currently exchangeable for Common Stock during four periods a year as specified in the partnership agreement of The Mills Limited Partnership.</footnote><footnote id="F6">There is no expiration date for the exchange for Units for Common Stock. </footnote><footnote id="F7">These Units are held by Kan Am, Inc., in which the reporting person holds a controlling interest. </footnote><footnote id="F8">The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported Units except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. </footnote><footnote id="F9">These Units are held by Kan Am USA VIII Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F10">These Units are held by Kan Am USA IX Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F11">These Units are held by Kan Am USA X Limited Partnership,whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F12">These Units are held by Kan Am Realty, Inc., in which the reporting person holds a controlling interest.</footnote><footnote id="F13">These Units are held by Kan Am US, Inc., in which the reporting person holds a controlling interest. </footnote><footnote id="F14">These Units are held by Kan Am USA VII Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F15">These Units are held by Kan Am USA V Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F16">These Units are held by Kan AM USA VI Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F17">These Units are held by Kan Am USA XI Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F18">These Units are held by Kan Am USA XII Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F19">These Units are held by Kan Am USA XIII Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote><footnote id="F20">These Units are held by Kan Am America, Inc., in which the reporting person holds a controlling interest. </footnote><footnote id="F21">These Units are held by East Coast Developments Limited Partnership, whose general partner is controlled by the reporting person. </footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Dietrich von Boetticher</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-11-18</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

