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 24, 2018 EastGroup Properties, Inc. __________________________________________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland 1-07094 13-2711135 _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction _____________ (Commission ______________ (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 400 W. Parkway Place, Suite 100, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157 _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) ___________ (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 6013543555 Not Applicable ______________________________________________ Former name or former address, if changed since last report 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: [ ] 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)) Top of the Form 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. [ ] Top of the Form Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 24, 2018, the stockholders (i) elected the ten director nominees; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The results of the voting for the ten director nominees were as follows: Name Affirmative Negative Abstentions Broker Non-Votes D. Pike Aloian 28,455,084 2,240,570 30,835 2,457,476 H.C. Bailey, Jr. 28,720,355 1,984,785 21,349 2,457,476 H. Eric Bolton, Jr. 30,630,016 75,643 20,830 2,457,476 Donald F. Colleran 30,611,956 93,436 21,097 2,457,476 Hayden C. Eaves, III 29,634,389 1,064,205 27,895 2,457,476 Fredric H. Gould 28,313,714 2,390,913 21,862 2,457,476 David H. Hoster II 29,910,348 753,500 62,641 2,457,476 Marshall A. Loeb 30,232,687 472,869 20,933 2,457,476 Mary E. McCormick 28,628,878 2,069,388 28,223 2,457,476 Leland R. Speed 30,059,808 644,849 21,832 2,457,476 The results for the advisory vote for the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year were as follows: Affirmative Negative Abstentions 32,367,728 793,099 23,138 The results for the advisory vote on executive compensation for 2017 were as follows: Affirmative Negative Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 29,933,684 731,651 61,154 2,457,476 Top of the Form 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. EastGroup Properties, Inc. May 30, 2018 By: Brent W. Wood Name: Brent W. Wood Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer