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EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. EASTGROUP EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. 190 E. CAPITOL STREET SUITE 400 JACKSON, MS 39201 Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting For holders as of: April 4, 2012 Date: May 30, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM CDT
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Voting Items The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR all the nominees listed in proposal 1:
1. Election of Directors Nominees: 01) D. Pike Aloian 02) H.C. Bailey, Jr. 03) Hayden C. Eaves, III 04) Fredric H. Gould 05) David H. Hoster II 06) Mary E. McCormick 07) David M. Osnos 08) Leland R. Speed
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3: 2. Advisory vote to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year. 3. Advisory vote on executive compensation.
NOTE: In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. M45656-P25404
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