FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Johnson Todd A. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC [EGP] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC., 400 W PARKWAY PLACE, SUITE 100 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) RIDGELAND, MS 39157 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 2,997(1) D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Johnson Todd A. C/O EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. 400 W PARKWAY PLACE, SUITE 100 RIDGELAND, MS 39157			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Todd A. Johnson		07/02/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes 1,871 shares of time-based restricted shares granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. 660 of the shares vest ratably on each of January 1, 2027, 2028 and 2029; 1,000 of the shares vest ratably on each of January 1, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030; and 211 of the shares vest ratably on the date the Issuer's Compensation Committee certifies the satisfaction of the goals related to the 2026 performance-based awards, which is expected to occur in February 2027, and each of January 1, 2028, 2029 and 2030.
Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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