SCHEDULE
13G
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CUSIP
No.: 876664103
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Page
2 of 6 Pages
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons.
Nomura
Asset Management Co., Ltd.
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)
[ ]
(b)
[X]
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Tokyo,
Japan
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Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
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3,977,695
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
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0
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
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22,600
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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3,955,095
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,977,695
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
[ ]
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
7.45%
based on 53,388,583 shares outstanding as of November
2, 2009.
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person
IA
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Item
1 (a)
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Name
of Issuer:
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Taubman Centers, Inc. (the "Issuer")
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Item
1(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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200 East Long Lake Road, Suite 300, Bloomfield Hills, MI
48304
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Item
2(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
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This
Statement is filed on behalf of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“NAM”).
This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts
of Nomura US-REIT Open Mother Fund (“Nomura US-REIT Open Mother”), US-REIT
Mother Fund (“US-REIT Mother”), Global REIT Mother Fund (“Global REIT
Mother”), International REIT Index Mother Fund (“International REIT Index
Mother”), Nomura Global REIT Mother Fund (“Nomura Global REIT Mother”),
Nomura World REIT Mother Fund (“Nomura World REIT Mother”), World REIT
Index Mother Fund (“World REIT Index Mother”), Nomura LaSalle Global REIT
Mother Fund (“Nomura LaSalle Global REIT Mother”) and Nomura Fund Series –
North American REIT Fund (“North American
REIT”).
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NAM
serves as investment manager to each of the Nomura US-REIT Open Mother,
US-REIT Mother, Global REIT Mother, International REIT Index Mother,
Nomura Global REIT Mother, Nomura World REIT Mother, World REIT Index
Mother, Nomura LaSalle Global REIT Mother and North American REIT. In such
capacity, NAM may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the
Shares held for the accounts of each of the Nomura US-REIT Open Mother,
US-REIT Mother, Global REIT Mother, International REIT Index Mother,
Nomura Global REIT Mother, Nomura World REIT Mother, World REIT Index
Mother, Nomura LaSalle Global REIT Mother and North American
REIT.
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Item
2(b)
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Address
of Principal Office or, if none, Residence:
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The
address of the principal office of NAM is 1-12-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo, Japan 103-8260
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Item
2(c)
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Citizenship:
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NAM
is a Japanese corporation
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Item
2(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”).
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Item
2(e)
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CUSIP
Number:
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876664103
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Item
3(e).
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[X]
An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
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Item
4
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Ownership:
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Item
4(a)
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Amount
Beneficially Owned:
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As
of December 31, 2009, NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
3,977,695 Shares. This amount consists of: (1) 10,804 Shares held for the
account of Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, (2) 557,354 Shares held for the
account of US-REIT Mother, (3) 23,100 Shares held for the account of
Global REIT Mother, (4) 21,100 Shares held for the account of
International REIT Index Mother, (5) 1,385,500 Shares held for the account
of Nomura Global REIT Mother, (6) 20,736 Shares held for the account of
Nomura World REIT Mother, (7) 1,500 Shares held for the account of World
REIT Index Mother, (8) 5,348 Shares held for the account of Nomura LaSalle
Global REIT Mother, and (9) 1,952,253 Shares held for the account of North
American REIT.
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Item
4(b)
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Percent
of Class:
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The
number of Shares of which NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
constitutes approximately 7.45% of the total number of Shares outstanding
(based upon the information provided by the issuer in its most
recently-filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there was 53,388,583 Shares
outstanding as of November 2, 2009).
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Item
4(c)
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Number
of Shares of which such person has:
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(i)
Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
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3,977,695
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
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0
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(iii)
Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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22,600
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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3,955,095
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Item
5
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Ownership
of 5% or Less of a Class:
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If
this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [
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Item
6
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Ownership
of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
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This
Item 6 is not applicable.
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Item
7
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
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This
Item 7 is not applicable.
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Item
8
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group:
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This
Item 8 is not applicable.
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Item
9
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group:
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This
Item 9 is not applicable.
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Item
10
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Certification:
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By
signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of
their 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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Date:
February 16, 2010
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NOMURA
ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Kenji Kitagawa
Name: Kenji
Kitagawa
Title: Managing
Director
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