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Sunrise with Santa at Brea Mall

It’s time to deck the mall with bright seasonal lights and families’ excitement for the holidays. Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE:SPG), a leading global retail real estate company, encourages kids and parents to experience the joy of the holiday season during Brea Mall’s Sunrise with Santa Simon Kidgits Club's® event on December 7, 2013 from 8:30am to 10:30am at the Santa Experience, located on the lower level near jcpenney.

Even beyond the mall’s annual Santa Photo Experience, beginning November 8th through December 24th, Brea Mall will give kids the chance to participate in the following very merry offerings:

• Traditional holiday fun: Together, families can craft their holiday wish lists and create a letter to Santa. Other activities include making your own ornaments, making reindeer food, decorating cookies, entertainment from Radio Disney, and more!

• Another reason to celebrate: The year’s No. 1 comedy Despicable Me 2 is being released on November 26 on Digital HD and December 10 on Blu-RayTM and DVD. Along with visiting Santa, kids can celebrate the holidays with Gru and the Minions. At the event, children can grab a Minion headband, view scenes from the movie, decorate a Despicable Me 2 holiday ornament, make their own Minion food and take home a character sticker sheet plus a photo with the Minion standee.

• An exclusive holiday showcase: HP is a sponsor of the 2013 Simon Kidgits Club's holiday event and will demonstrate its next-generation PCs in select shopping centers this holiday season. 

Moreover, Kidgits Club members will also receive a variety of holiday goodies, including access to exclusive discounts and other scheduled activities. For more information about the Simon Kidgits Club, visit http://www.simon.com/kidgits/.

The Simon Kidgits Club is a fun and informative program that focuses on health, wellness, education, safety and entertainment for children ages 3-8. Since 2003, the Simon Kidgits Club has kept children and parents alike amused with various events and activities while providing incentives for club members, such as special offers, rewards and games. 

Kidgits Club members receive a variety of goodies, including a Kidgits Club T-shirt, membership card, birthday card and gift, discounts and scheduled activities. For more information about the Simon Kidgits Club, visit http://www.simon.com/kidgits/.

Visit Brea Mall on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BreaMall, Twitter at https://twitter.com/ShopBreaMall or Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/shopbreamall.

About Brea Mall
Brea Mall is an upscale center showcasing four major department stores, including Nordstrom, Macy’s, jcpenney and Sears, and more than 175 specialty shops. Brea Mall also features a full-service day spa, a newly remodeled Foodworks Food Court, and several fine restaurants, including The Cheesecake Factory, BJ's, Le Diplomate Cafe and California Pizza Kitchen, which all feature outdoor patios. Since February 2013, Brea Mall has been undergoing a large-scale interior and exterior renovation, meant to touch several areas of the shopping center, including new mall entrances, the addition of family-style restrooms, a brand new children’s Play Area on the lower level and new flooring, landscaping, handrails, signage and lighting throughout. The center will showcase updated textures, colors and amenities, creating a more contemporary and inviting shopping environment. For a map and store listings, as well as directions, events and job listings, visit http://www.simon.com/mall/brea-mall or call 714-990-2732. 

About Simon Property Group 
Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG) is an S&P 100 company and a global leader in the retail real estate industry. The Company currently owns or has an interest in more than 325 retail real estate properties in North America and Asia comprising approximately 242 million square feet. We are headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and employ approximately 5,500 people in the U.S. For more information, visit simon.com.

About Simon Brand Ventures
Simon Brand Ventures (SBV), Simon's business-to-consumer arm, is pioneering the transformation of shopping centers into a medium where consumer brands can build relationships with Simon shoppers who make over 2.8 billion visits each year. Simon's vast franchise of market-leading shopping centers nationwide provides SBV the foundation to monetize the distribution system through numerous consumer ventures. SBV and its affiliates have engaged in a number of consumer business initiatives, including the Simon Visa Giftcard® and the American Express®/Simon Giftcard; launch of Simon platform programs such as Simon dTour Live® and Simon Kidgits Club®; a national media delivery channel including static, digital and experiential marketing and advertising vehicles; and multiple national and local marketing alliances with Coca-Cola and Visa U.S.A. among others. 

About Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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