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0001708108
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000049600
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC.
001-07094
400 W Parkway Place
Suite 100
Ridgeland
MS
39157
(601) 354-3555
RICHARD REID DUNBAR
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1600
290000.00
45398852
07/27/2023
NYSE
Common
02/16/2022
Private Acquisition from Issuer/Affiliate
East West Group
N
1600
02/16/2022
Cash
Y
07/27/2023
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