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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): May 21, 2020

EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 
Maryland
 
1-07094
 
13-2711135
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


400 W. Parkway Place, Suite 100, Ridgeland, MS 39157
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

(601) 354-3555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share
EGP
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of EastGroup Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 21, 2020, the Company’s shareholders (i) elected each of D. Pike Aloian, H.C. Bailey, Jr., H. Eric Bolton, Jr., Donald F. Colleran, Hayden C. Eaves, III, David H. Hoster II, Marshall A. Loeb, Mary E. McCormick and Leland R. Speed to the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board"), (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020; and (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
The results of the voting for the nine director nominees were as follows:
Name
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
D. Pike Aloian
26,091,335
8,636,857
122,293
1,871,132
H.C. Bailey, Jr.
32,324,657
2,499,253
26,575
1,871,132
H. Eric Bolton, Jr.
34,578,840
245,328
26,317
1,871,132
Donald F. Colleran
32,123,752
2,700,112
26,621
1,871,132
Hayden C. Eaves, III
26,062,826
8,761,048
26,611
1,871,132
David H. Hoster II
32,265,802
2,558,372
26,311
1,871,132
Marshall A. Loeb
34,374,344
450,760
25,381
1,871,132
Mary E. McCormick
25,688,726
9,097,611
64,148
1,871,132
Leland R. Speed
32,359,202
2,464,703
26,580
1,871,132
The results of the voting for the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
35,786,239
908,034
27,344
The results of the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
34,149,212
558,920
142,353
1,871,132


Item 8.01    Other Events.
On May 21, 2020, in connection with a periodic review of the Company’s governance structure and upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, the Board appointed a new chair of each of its committees.  As a result, effective May 21, 2020, the chair of the Audit Committee will be Mary E. McCormick, the chair of the Compensation Committee will be H. Eric Bolton, Jr. and the chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be D. Pike Aloian. No other changes were made to the composition of the committees.




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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:    May 27, 2020

 
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
 
 
 
By: /s/ BRENT W. WOOD
 
Brent W. Wood
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer













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