EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC

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): October 1, 2026

EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

400 W. Parkway Place, Suite 100, Ridgeland, MS 39157

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

(601)354-3555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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On October 1, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of EastGroup Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from seven to nine directors and appointed each of Bethany Logan Ropa and Robyn R. Werner to the Board as an independent director to fill the vacancies resulting from such increase, each effective as of October 1, 2026. Committee assignments for Ms. Ropa and Ms. Werner have not yet been determined.

The Company intends to enter into an indemnification agreement with each of Ms. Ropa and Ms. Werner in connection with her appointment to the Board, which will contain provisions that may require the Company to, among other things: indemnify each of Ms. Ropa and Ms. Werner against liabilities that may arise by reason of her status or service as a director to the fullest extent permitted under Maryland law and the Company’s bylaws and articles of incorporation, and advance each of Ms. Ropa and Ms. Werner expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against her as to which she could be indemnified. The foregoing description is only a summary of, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the indemnification agreements, the form of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed October 28, 2020. There are no arrangements or understandings between either of Ms. Ropa or Ms. Werner and any other persons pursuant to which either was appointed a director of the Company. There are no transactions in which either has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Upon appointment to the Board, each of Ms. Ropa and Ms. Werner became entitled to compensation pursuant to the Company's Independent