Company: FRT-PC
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-066328
Chunk: 36

Company: FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 36
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 are being asked to ratify in a non-bindingvote the selection of Grant Thornton, LLP (“GT”) as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Shareholder ratification of GT is not required by our governance documents; however, the Board is soliciting shareholder views on this matter. GT has served in this role since 2002 and the Board believes it is in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders for GT to continue in this role. If the selection of GT is not ratified, the Audit Committee may (but will not be required to) reconsider whether to retain GT. Even if the selection of GT is ratified, the Audit Committee may change the appointment of GT at any time if it determines such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders. A representative of GT will be present at the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and answer appropriate questions from shareholders. The Audit Committee reviews and approves in advance all audit and permissible non-auditservices provided by GT to the Company as required by and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The following table sets forth the fees for services rendered by GT for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

|                       |     |   |      2024 |     |   |      2023 |
|:----------------------|:----|:--|----------:|:----|:--|----------:|
| Audit Fees(1)         |     | $ |   948,975 |     | $ | 1,012,171 |
| Audit-Related Fees(2) |     | $ |    83,275 |     | $ |    54,075 |
| All Other Fees        |     | $ |         - |     | $ |         - |
| Total Fees            |     | $ | 1,032,250 |     | $ | 1,066,246 |

| (1) | Audit fees include all fees and expenses for services in connection with: (a) the audit of our financial statements included in our annual reports on Form 10-K; (b) Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 relating to our annual audit; (c) the review of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; and (d) consents and comfort