Company: FRT-PC
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-026560
Chunk: 34

Company: FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: 424B5
Chunk 34
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 voting, redemption and liquidation rights and preferences). Stock Exchange Listing.The Series C depositary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “FRT-C.” Transfer Agent and Registrar.The transfer agent and registrar for the Series C preferred shares is Equiniti Trust Company, LLC, New York, New York. Preferred Shares of the Company In addition to the Series 1 preferred shares and Series C preferred shares, the terms of which are described above, we may issue one or more series of preferred shares. The following is a general description of the preferred shares that we may offer from time to time. The particular terms of the preferred shares being offered and the extent to which such general provisions may apply will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. General.Preferred shares may be offered and sold from time to time, in one or more series, as authorized by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is authorized by Maryland law and our declaration of trust to set for each series the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption. The Board of Trustees has the power to set preferences, powers and rights, voting or other terms of preferred shares that are senior to, or better than, the rights of holders of common shares or other series of preferred shares. The offer and sale of preferred shares could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of our control that might involve a premium price for holders of our common shares or otherwise be favorable to them. Terms.You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to the offering of any preferred shares for specific terms, including the following terms:

| • |     | the title of those preferred shares; |

| • |     | the number of preferred shares offered and the offering price of those preferred shares; |

| • |     | the dividend rate(s), period(s), amounts and/or payment date(s) or method(s) of calculation of any of those terms 
 that apply to those preferred shares;                                                                             |

| • |     | the date from which dividends on those preferred shares will accumulate, if applicable; |

| • |     | the terms and amount of a sinking fund, if any, for the purchase or redemption of those preferred shares; |

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| • |     | the redemption rights, including conditions, time(s) and the redemption price(s), if applicable, of those 
 preferred shares;                                                                                         |

| • |     | the voting rights, if any, of those