UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | May 24, 2018 |
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-07094 | 13-2711135 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 400 W. Parkway Place, Suite 100, Ridgeland, Mississippi | 39157 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 6013543555 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 24, 2018, the stockholders (i) elected the ten director nominees; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation awarded to the Company’s Named Executive Officers.
The results of the voting for the ten director nominees were as follows:
| Name | Affirmative | Negative | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
D. Pike Aloian |
28,455,084 | 2,240,570 | 30,835 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
H.C. Bailey, Jr. |
28,720,355 | 1,984,785 | 21,349 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
H. Eric Bolton, Jr. |
30,630,016 | 75,643 | 20,830 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
Donald F. Colleran |
30,611,956 | 93,436 | 21,097 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
Hayden C. Eaves, III |
29,634,389 | 1,064,205 | 27,895 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
Fredric H. Gould |
28,313,714 | 2,390,913 | 21,862 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
David H. Hoster II |
29,910,348 | 753,500 | 62,641 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
Marshall A. Loeb |
30,232,687 | 472,869 | 20,933 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
Mary E. McCormick |
28,628,878 | 2,069,388 | 28,223 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
Leland R. Speed |
30,059,808 | 644,849 | 21,832 | 2,457,476 | ||||||||||||
The results for the advisory vote for the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2018 fiscal year were as follows:
| Affirmative | Negative | Abstentions | ||||||
32,367,728
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793,099 | 23,138 | ||||||
The results for the advisory vote on executive compensation for 2017 were as follows:
| Affirmative | Negative | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
29,933,684
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731,651 | 61,154 | 2,457,476 | |||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EastGroup Properties, Inc. | ||||
| May 30, 2018 | By: |
Brent W. Wood
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| Name: Brent W. Wood | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||