Shareholder Vote

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 23, 2019 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): o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o 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). o 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. o 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 23, 2019, 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, (ii) ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; 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 Affirmative Negative Abstentions Broker Non-Votes D. Pike Aloian 29,608,197 3,096,008 23,833 2,166,218 H.C. Bailey, Jr. 30,315,679 2,388,251 24,108 2,166,218 H. Eric Bolton, Jr. 32,617,467 86,713 23,858 2,166,218 Donald F. Colleran 30,894,913 1,809,348 23,777 2,166,218 Hayden C. Eaves, III 29,586,388 3,117,872 23,778 2,166,218 David H. Hoster II 30,406,648 2,297,038 24,352 2,166,218 Marshall A. Loeb 32,143,591 560,122 24,325 2,166,218 Mary E. McCormick 29,515,115 2,980,002 232,921 2,166,218 Leland R. Speed 30,427,123 2,276,507 24,408 2,166,218 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, 2019 were as follows: Affirmative Negative Abstentions 33,770,808 1,102,496 20,952 The results of non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows: Affirmative Negative Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 32,357,871 239,480 130,687 2,166,218 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 24, 2019   EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.       By: /s/ BRENT W. WOOD   Brent W. Wood Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer