UNITED STATES	
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION	
Washington, D.C. 20549	
 	 	
FORM 8-K	
 	 	
Current Report Pursuant	
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the	
Securities Exchange Act of 1934	
 	 	
Date of report (date of earliest event reported):         July 2, 2012	
 	 	
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC .	
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)	
 	 	
Michigan	
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	
 	 	
 	1-11530	38-2033632	
 	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)	
 	 	
 	200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 300,
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	
48304-2324	
 	(Address of Principal Executive Office)	(Zip Code)	
 	 	
 	Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (248) 258-6800	
 	 	
 	None	
 	(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)	
 	 	
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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 2, 2012, Taubman Centers, Inc. announced that David T. Weinert has resigned from his position as Taubman's senior vice president, leasing to pursue other interests.

Item 9.01.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d)    Exhibits

	
		
Exhibit	Description	
 	 	
99	Press release, dated July 2, 2012, entitled “David T. Weinert Resigns as Taubman's SVP Leasing”	

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.

	
		
Date : July 2, 2012	TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.	
 	 	
 	By:  /s/ Lisa A. Payne            	
 	Lisa A. Payne	
 	Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer	

EXHIBIT INDEX

	
		
Exhibit	Description	
 	 	
99	Press release, dated July 2, 2012, entitled “David T. Weinert Resigns as Taubman's SVP Leasing”	

	
					
Taubman Centers, Inc.	T 248.258.6800	 	 		
200 East Long Lake Road	www.taubman.com	 	 		
Suite 300	 	 	 		
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	 	 	 		
48304-2324	 	 	 		
                                               
CONTACT:     
    
Karen Mac Donald                     
Taubman, Director, Communications             
248-258-7469                         
kmacdonald@taubman.com             
                            
Barbara Baker
Taubman, Vice President, Investor Relations
248-258-7367
bbaker@taubman.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DAVID T. WEINERT RESIGNS AS TAUBMAN'S SVP LEASING
William S. Taubman to assume leadership for the leasing function

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., July 2, 2012- - Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) today announced David T. Weinert resigned today in order to pursue other interests.

Immediately assuming day-to-day leadership for the leasing function will be William S. Taubman, who in his role as Taubman's chief operating officer is currently responsible for development, operations and leasing for the company.

Mr. Weinert had been with the company since 1986, having previously served as a commercial real estate broker in the Chicago office of Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate. In 1992 he was named vice president, heading leasing for the company's western region, based in San Francisco. He returned in 2001 to the company's Bloomfield Hills headquarters as group vice president, leasing, where he was responsible for helping manage the entire leasing activity. He assumed the position of senior vice president of leasing in 2004.

Taubman Centers is a real estate investment trust engaged in the development, leasing and management of regional and super regional shopping centers. Taubman's 27 U.S. owned, leased and/or managed properties, the most productive in the publicly held U.S. regional mall industry, serve major markets from coast to coast. Taubman Centers is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and its Taubman Asia subsidiary is headquartered in Hong Kong. For more information about Taubman, visit www.taubman.com.

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David Weinert Resigns /2

For ease of use, references in this press release to “Taubman Centers,” “company,” “Taubman” or an operating platform mean Taubman Centers, Inc. and/or one or more of a number of separate, affiliated entities. Business is actually conducted by an affiliated entity rather than Taubman Centers, Inc. itself or the named operating platform.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements reflect management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Actual results may differ materially from those expected because of various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to the global credit environment and the continuing impacts of the recent U.S. recession, other changes in general economic and real estate conditions, changes in the interest rate environment and the availability of financing, adverse changes in the retail industry and integration and other acquisition risks. Other risks and uncertainties are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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