Company: FRT-PC
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-066328
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Company: FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A (Rule 14a-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant ☒Filed by a party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box:

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Letter to Our Shareholders March 28, 2025 To our Shareholders: On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the entire Federal team, we invite you to join us for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held virtually beginning at 9:00 a.m. eastern time on May 7, 2025. This proxy statement includes important information about how you can join and ask questions at the meeting and about the matters that will be voted on at the meeting. Federal’s operating performance in 2024 showed continued strong demand for our real estate assets as evidenced by record leasing for comparable spaces and significant occupancy improvements. That strong demand allowed us to deliver a record level of total revenue and other strong financial results despite the higher cost of capital. We also made progress during 2024 in our efforts to reduce our Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions and to improve the resilience of our assets to the physical and transition risks associated with climate change. All parts of our business are working together to position us to be able to deliver strong results for years to come. Our strong performance would not have been possible without the extraordinary efforts of our Board and each and every one of our employees. We are