EastGroup Properties, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 


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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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
400 W. Parkway Place, Suite 100, Ridgeland, Mississippi   39157
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company [  ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]


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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
    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
    731,651       61,154       2,457,476  


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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
       
        Name: Brent W. Wood
        Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer