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      <issuerName>EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC</issuerName>
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        <com:street1>400 W. PARKWAY PLACE</com:street1>
        <com:street2>SUITE 100</com:street2>
        <com:city>RIDGELAND</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>MS</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>39157</com:zipCode>
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      <issuerContactPhone>6013543555</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Fields David Michael</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <name>Rembert Pendleton Jackson Advisors</name>
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          <com:street1>1945 Old Gallows Road</com:street1>
          <com:street2>Suite 750</com:street2>
          <com:city>Vienna</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>VA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>22182</com:zipCode>
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      <aggregateMarketValue>100000.00</aggregateMarketValue>
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      <approxSaleDate>06/04/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <acquiredDate>02/08/2025</acquiredDate>
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    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>06/04/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ Whitney Denham, as a duly authorized representative of EastGroup Properties, Inc., as Attorney-in-Fact for David M. Fields</signature>
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