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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )
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Taubman Centers, Inc.
 
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(NUMBER)
TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.
PROXY
Series B Non-Participating Convertible Preferred Stock
This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
Annual Meeting of Shareholders – June 2, 2011
The undersigned appoints each of Robert S. Taubman and Lisa A. Payne, with full power of substitution, to represent the undersigned at the annual meeting of shareholders of Taubman Centers, Inc. on Thursday, June 2, 2011, and at any adjournment or postponement, and to vote at such meeting the shares of Series B Non-Participating Convertible Preferred Stock that the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present in accordance with the following instruction and to vote in their judgment upon all other matters that may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment or postponement. The undersigned revokes any proxy previously given to vote at such meeting.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ITEMS (1), (2) AND (3) AND FOR 3 YEARS ON ITEM (4) IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED AND NO INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED FOR SUCH ITEM(S).
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE PAID
ENVELOPE. PROXY CARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 1, 2011.
 
                             
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Items 1, 2, and 3 and for 3 years for Item 4.
 
 
Please mark
your votes as
indicated in this 
example 
     
  X  
 
  1.     Election of Directors
Nominees: (each for a three-year term):
     Robert S. Taubman
     Lisa A. Payne
           
             William U. Parfet         2.   Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011.
            FOR ALL EXCEPT                
  FOR
ALL
  WITHHOLD
ALL
 
To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the name(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.
    FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN  
                             
  c   c   c                                       c c c  
                             
  3.     Advisory approval of the named executive
officer compensation.
    4.   Advisory approval on the frequency of an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation.
                             
  FOR   AGAINST
   ABSTAIN
      1 YEAR      2 YEARS 3 YEARS ABSTAIN
                             
  c   c  
c
    c c c c
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     Signature      
 
           
 
     Dated:     2011