Company: EGP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000049600-25-000055
Chunk: 13

Company: EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 by writing to Chairman of the Board, EastGroup Properties, Inc., 400 W. Parkway Place, Suite 100, Ridgeland, Mississippi 39157. Correspondence so addressed will be forwarded directly to the Chairman of the Board, who will forward any such communication to the director(s) to whom the communication is addressed. Shareholders and other parties interested in communicating with the directors as a group may also do so via the Contact Us page of the Company’s website at www.eastgroup.net .

From time to time, the Company’s management team will engage directly with shareholders to discuss governance and other corporate matters. Management and the Board take this feedback into consideration when discussing and acting on corporate governance matters, as evidenced by the following actions taken in recent years:

| SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TOPIC                      |     | ACTIONS TAKEN                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Gender Diversity                                  |     | Added a new female director in 2020                                                                                                                                            |
| Racial/Ethnic Diversity                           |     | Added a new racially diverse director in 2022                                                                                                                                  |
| Age and Tenure of Director Nominees               |     | Average age lowered by five years since 2020(1)                                                                                                                                
 Average years of tenure decreased by 10 years since 2020(1)                                                                                                                    |
| Human Rights Statement and Vendor Code of Conduct |     | We adopted a Human Rights Statement and Vendor Code of Conduct in 2021.                                                                                                        |
| Bylaw Amendments                                  |     | In 2021, we proposed, and shareholders approved, the amendment and restatement of our charter and bylaws to allow our bylaws to be amended by a majority of shareholder votes. |

(1) Director nominees excluding our CEO, Marshall A. Loeb

#### Other Governance Principles

### Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
Our Board adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (the “Code of Ethics”), which governs business decisions made and actions taken by our directors, officers and employees and provides guidance for recognizing potential issues encountered in conducting Company business and for making decisions that conform to our legal and ethical standards. All directors, officers, and employees are expected to be familiar with the Code of Ethics and adhere to those principals and procedures. The Company has an Ethics Line whereby customers, suppliers, employees and other stakeholders may report, in good faith, details of any instances of illegal and/or unethical conduct. A copy of the Code of Ethics is available on our website at http://investor.eastgroup.net/governance-documents .