Company: EGP
Filing Date: 2025-02-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000049600-25-000019
Chunk: 118

Company: EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 118
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 there can be no assurance that this provision will not be amended or eliminated at some time in the future.

The Company faces risks in attracting and retaining key personnel.  Many of our senior executives have strong industry reputations, which aid us in identifying acquisition and development opportunities and negotiating with tenants and sellers of properties.  The loss of the services of these key personnel could affect our operations because of diminished relationships with existing and prospective tenants, property sellers and industry personnel.  Unanticipated turnover or inadequate succession planning could have a material adverse impact on the Company's business plans and opportunities.  In addition, attracting new or replacement personnel may be difficult in a competitive market. 

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We have severance and change in control agreements with certain of our officers that may deter changes in control of the Company.  If, within a certain time period (as set in the officer’s agreement) following a change in control, we terminate any such officer’s employment other than for cause, or if any such officer elects to terminate his or her employment with us for reasons specified in the agreement, we will make a severance payment equal to the officer’s average annual compensation times an amount specified in the officer’s agreement, together with the officer’s base salary and vacation pay that have accrued but are unpaid through the date of termination.  These agreements may deter a change in control because of the increased cost for a third party to acquire control of the Company.

We rely on information technology in our operations, and any material failure, inadequacy, interruption or cyber-attack of that technology could harm our business.  We rely on information technology networks and systems, including the internet and third-party cloud-based service providers, to process, transmit and store electronic information, and to manage or support a variety of business processes, including financial transactions and records, and to maintain personal identifying information and customer and lease data. We purchase some of our information technology from vendors, on whom our systems depend. We rely on commercially available systems, software, tools and monitoring to provide security for processing, transmission and storage of data relating to our business operations (including our financial transactions and records) and confidential customer data (including individually identifiable information relating to financial accounts).  Although we have taken steps to protect the security of our information systems and the data maintained in those systems, it is possible that our safety and security measures will not prevent the systems’ improper functioning or damage, or the improper access or disclosure of our business operations or personally identifiable information such as in the event of cybersecurity