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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. ☐ Page 1 of 3 Pages 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. Page 2 of 3 Pages 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 Page 3 of 3 Pages