Scheduled 13G

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*

General Growth Properties, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
370023103
(CUSIP Number)
November 9, 2010
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o Rule 13d-1(b)

     þ Rule 13d-1(c)

     o Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 
 


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
370023103 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
General Trust Company
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   þ
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  South Dakota
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   9,382,132
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER*
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   57,281,394
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   9,382,132
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER*
     
    57,281,394
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON*
   
  66,663,526
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  6.9%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
*Includes 2,862,221 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of General Growth Properties, Inc. (the “Issuer”) issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership.

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CUSIP No.
 
370023103 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
M.B. Capital Partners III
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   þ
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  South Dakota
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER*
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   57,281,394
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER*
     
    57,281,394
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON*
   
  57,281,394
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  5.9%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  PN
*Includes 2,862,221 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership.

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CUSIP No.
 
370023103 
 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
M.B. Capital Units L.L.C.
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   þ
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   0
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER*
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   45,812,754
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   0
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER*
     
    45,812,754
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON*
   
  45,812,754
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  4.8%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO
*Includes 2,862,221 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership.

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CUSIP No.
 
370023103 
 
     
Item 1(a)
  Name of Issuer:
 
   
 
  General Growth Properties, Inc.
 
   
Item 1(b)
  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
 
   
 
  110 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606
 
   
Item 2(a)
  Name of Person Filing:
 
   
 
  This statement is filed by:
 
   
 
  (i) General Trust Company
 
   
 
  (ii) M.B. Capital Partners III
 
   
 
  (iii) M.B. Capital Units L.L.C.
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.” The Reporting Persons’ agreement in writing to file this statement on behalf of each of them is attached as Exhibit A hereto.
     
Item 2(b)
  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
 
   
 
  For each of the Reporting Persons:
 
   
 
  300 North Dakota Avenue, Suite 202
 
   
 
  Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
 
   
Item 2(c)
  Citizenship:
 
   
 
  For each of the Reporting Persons:
 
   
 
  (i) General Trust Company is a South Dakota trust company.
 
   
 
  (ii) M.B. Capital Partners III is a South Dakota general partnership.
 
   
 
  (iii) M.B. Capital Units L.L.C. is a Delaware limited liability company.
 
   
Item 2(d)
  Title of Class of Securities:
 
   
 
  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”)
 
   
Item 2(e)
  CUSIP Number:
 
   
 
  370023103
 
   
Item 3.
  If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
             
 
  (a)   o   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
 
           
 
  (b)   o   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

 

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CUSIP No.
 
370023103 
 
             
 
           
 
  (c)   o   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
 
           
 
  (d)   o   Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
 
           
 
  (e)   o   An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
 
           
 
  (f)   o   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
 
           
 
  (g)   o   A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
 
           
 
  (h)   o   A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
 
           
 
  (i)   o   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
 
           
 
  (j)   o   Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
 
           
Item 4.
  Ownership    
General Trust Company
  (a)  
Amount beneficially owned: As of November 18, 2010, General Trust Company may be deemed to beneficially own 66,663,526 shares of Common Stock of General Growth Properties, Inc. (the “Issuer”). Includes 2,862,221 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership.
 
  (b)  
Percent of class: 6.9%. The percentage is based on 961,401,297 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of November 17, 2010 as reported by the Issuer in its Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010.
 
  (c)  
Number of shares as to which the person has:
  (i)  
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 9,382,132.
 
  (ii)  
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 57,281,394*.
 
  (iii)  
Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 9,382,132.
 
  (iv)  
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 57,281,394*.
*  
Includes 2,862,221 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership.
M.B. Capital Partners III
  (a)  
Amount beneficially owned: As of November 18, 2010, M.B. Capital Partners III may be deemed to beneficially own 57,281,394 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. Includes 2,862,221 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership.

 

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CUSIP No.
 
370023103 
 
  (b)  
Percent of class: 5.9%. The percentage is based on 961,401,297 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of November 9, 2010 as reported by the Issuer in its Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010.
 
  (c)  
Number of shares as to which the person has:
  (i)  
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0.
 
  (ii)  
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 57,281,394*.
 
  (iii)  
Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0.
 
  (iv)  
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 57,281,394*.
*  
Includes 2,862,221 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership.
M.B. Capital Units L.L.C.
  (a)  
Amount beneficially owned: As of November 18, 2010, M.B. Capital Units L.L.C. may be deemed to beneficially own 45,812,754 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. Includes 2,862,221 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership
 
  (b)  
Percent of class: 4.8%. The percentage is based on 961,401,297 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of November 17, 2010 as reported by the Issuer in its Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010.
 
  (c)  
Number of shares as to which the person has:
  (i)  
Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0.
 
  (ii)  
Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 45,812,754*.
 
  (iii)  
Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0.
 
  (iv)  
Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 45,812,754*.
*  
Includes 2,862,221 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer issuable upon conversion of 2,817,811 limited partnership units in GGP Limited Partnership.
     
Item 5.
  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
 
   
 
  Not Applicable.
 
   
Item 6.
  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
 
   
 
  Not Applicable.
 
   
Item 7.
  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
 
   
 
  Not Applicable.

 

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CUSIP No.
 
370023103 
 
     
Item 8.
  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
 
   
 
  Not Applicable.
 
   
Item 9.
  Notice of Dissolution of Group
 
   
 
  Not Applicable.
 
   
Item 10.
  Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

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CUSIP No.
 
370023103 
 
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: November 18, 2010
         
  GENERAL TRUST COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ E. Michael Greaves    
    Name:   E. Michael Greaves   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
         
  M.B. CAPITAL PARTNERS III
 
 
  By:   MBA Trust, a partner    
         
     
  By:   General Trust Company, not individually but    
    solely as Trustee   
         
     
  By:   /s/ E. Michael Greaves    
    Name:   E. Michael Greaves   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
         
  M.B. CAPITAL UNITS L.LC.
 
 
  By:   M.B. Capital Partners III, as sole member    
         
     
  By:   MBA Trust, a partner    
         
     
  By:   General Trust Company, not    
    individually but solely as Trustee   
         
     
  By:   /s/ E. Michael Greaves    
    Name:   E. Michael Greaves   
    Title:   Vice President   

 

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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock of General Growth Properties, Inc. and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.
In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized, have executed this Joint Filing Agreement this 18th day of November, 2010.
         
  GENERAL TRUST COMPANY
 
 
  By:   /s/ E. Michael Greaves    
    Name:   E. Michael Greaves   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
         
  M.B. CAPITAL PARTNERS III
 
 
  By:   MBA Trust, a partner    
         
     
  By:   General Trust Company, not individually but    
    solely as Trustee   
         
     
  By:   /s/ E. Michael Greaves    
    Name:   E. Michael Greaves   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
         
  M.B. CAPITAL UNITS L.LC.
 
 
  By:   M.B. Capital Partners III, as sole member    
         
     
  By:   MBA Trust, a partner    
         
     
  By:   General Trust Company, not    
  individually but solely as Trustee   
         
     
  By:   /s/ E. Michael Greaves    
    Name:   E. Michael Greaves   
    Title:   Vice President   
 

 

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