Eastgroup Properties Inc.

08/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/28/2024 14:06

Amendments to Bylaws Form 8 K

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On August 23, 2024, the Board of Directors of EastGroup Properties, Inc. (the "Company") amended and restated the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (as so amended and restated, the "Bylaws"), effective immediately, to, among other changes:
update the requirements for stockholder nominations of directors and proposals of business for consideration at meetings of stockholders, including with respect to Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), relating to the universal proxy rules;
add a requirement that any stockholder submitting a director nomination notice make a representation as to whether such stockholder intends to comply with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, and a requirement that a stockholder submitting such a director nomination notice deliver reasonable evidence that it has complied with the requirements of Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act; and
require that a stockholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholders use a proxy card color other than white.
The Bylaws also include certain technical, modernizing and clarifying changes, including updates to provisions relating to virtual meetings.
The foregoing description of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.