Simon 2018 Proxy Statement

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PROXY STATEMENT This Proxy Statement and accompanying proxy card are being made available to shareholders on or about March 28, 2018, in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the ‘‘Board’’) of Simon Property Group, Inc. (‘‘Simon’’, ‘‘SPG’’, ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’, ‘‘our’’ or the ‘‘Company’’) of proxies to be voted at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the ‘‘Annual Meeting’’) to be held at the corporate headquarters of the Company located at 225 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, on May 8, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). As required by rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘SEC’’), the Company is making this Proxy Statement and its Annual Report available to shareholders electronically via the Internet. In addition, SPG is using the SEC’s ‘‘Notice and Access’’ rules to provide shareholders with more options for receipt of these materials. Accordingly, on March 28, 2018, the Company will begin mailing the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the ‘‘Notice’’) to shareholders containing instructions on how to access this Proxy Statement and the Company’s Annual Report via the Internet, how to vote online or by telephone, and how to receive paper copies of the documents and a proxy card. SUMMARY OF 2017 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE This summary provides highlights of certain information in this Proxy Statement. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider and therefore you should read the entire Proxy Statement before voting. For more complete information regarding the Company’s 2017 performance you should review the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and Form 8-K furnished to the SEC on January 31, 2018. In 2017, the Company continued to deliver consistent strong growth across our key financial metrics. In 2017 we generated funds from operations (‘‘FFO’’) of $11.21 per share; the highest we have ever reported. See ‘‘Where do I find reconciliation of Non-GAAP terms to GAAP terms?’’ in the section of this Proxy Statement titled ‘‘Frequently Asked Questions and Answers’’ on page 52. Our FFO compound annual growth rate (‘‘CAGR’’) for the period from 2010 through 2017 was 12.2%.

Reported FFO per share

$12.50

$11.21

$11.50

$10.49

$10.50

$9.86

$9.50

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$7.98

$8.50

$6.89

$7.50

$6.50

$5.01

$5.50

$4.50

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