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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WOOD BRENT   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC [EGP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 W. PARKWAY PLACE, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2019 (Street) RIDGELAND, MS 39157 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/11/2019   G V 190 D $ 0 89,129 D   Common Stock 02/14/2019   A   1,831 (1) A $ 0 90,960 D   Common Stock 02/14/2019   A   5,112 (2) A $ 0 96,072 D   Common Stock 02/14/2019   F   1,381 (3) D $ 107.37 94,691 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WOOD BRENT 400 W. PARKWAY PLACE SUITE 100 RIDGELAND, MS 39157			Executive Vice President & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Brent W. Wood		02/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Issuance of restricted shares upon the satisfaction of the performance goals in connection with the 2017 transitional long-term incentive program. These restricted shares vested in full on the performance goal certification date (February 14, 2019).
(2)	Issuance of restricted shares upon the satisfaction of the performance goals in connection with the 2018 annual incentive program. These restricted shares were awarded pursuant to the Issuer's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and vest one-fifth on the performance goal certification date (February 14, 2019) and one-fifth on each of January 1, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
(3)	On February 14, 2019, 3,113 restricted shares vested and the Reporting Person instructed the Issuer to withhold 1,381 shares of Common Stock to cover tax withholding obligations as permitted under the Issuer's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
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