EastGroup Properties Announces Third Quarter 2012 Conference Call and Webcast

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Sep 21, 2012, 04:40 ET

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EastGroup Properties (NYSE: EGP) announced today that it will hold its Third Quarter Conference Call and webcast on Friday, October 19, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time. On the call, David Hoster, President and CEO, and Keith McKey, CFO, will review the third quarter results and discuss EastGroup's current operations. Brent Wood, Senior Vice President, will also discuss EastGroup's development program in Houston and its operations in its Texas markets.

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EastGroup plans to release third quarter 2012 earnings on October 18, 2012. The earnings release and supplemental information package will be posted on the Company's website, www.eastgroup.net, on October 18, 2012.

A live broadcast of the conference call is available by dialing 1-800-862-9098 (conference ID EastGroup) or by webcast through a link on the Company's website at www.eastgroup.net. If you are unable to listen to the live conference call, a telephone and webcast replay will be available on Friday, October 19, 2012. The telephone replay will be available until Friday, October 26, 2012, and can be accessed by dialing 1-800-695-0715. The replay of the webcast can be accessed through a link on the Company's website at www.eastgroup.net and will be available until Friday, October 26, 2012.

EastGroup Properties, Inc. is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and operation of industrial properties in major Sunbelt markets throughout the United States with an emphasis in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina. Its strategy for growth is based on its property portfolio orientation toward premier business distribution facilities clustered near major transportation features. EastGroup's portfolio currently includes over 30 million square feet.

EastGroup Properties, Inc. press releases are available at www.eastgroup.net.

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