Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CORKERN BRUCE
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES INC [EGP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
190 EAST CAPITOL STREET, SUITE 400		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06/2014
(Street)

JACKSON, MS 39201		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/06/2014   A   2,555 A (1) 50,284 D  
Common Stock 03/06/2014   F   154 D $ 61.96 (2) 50,130 D  
Common Stock 03/06/2014   A   3,599 A (3) 53,729 D  
Common Stock 03/06/2014   F   270 D $ 61.96 (4) 53,459 (5) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CORKERN BRUCE
190 EAST CAPITOL STREET
SUITE 400
JACKSON, MS 39201		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 Michael C. Donlon, Attorney-in-Fact for C. Bruce Corkern   03/10/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Award of restricted shares as 2013 annual long-term incentive compensation pursuant to the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. These restricted shares vest one-fifth on the date of grant and one-fifth on each of January 1, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(2) On March 6, 2014, 511 restricted shares vested and the Reporting Person instructed the Company to withhold 154 shares to cover tax withholding obligations as permitted under the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
(3) Award of restricted shares as 2013 multi-year long-term incentive compensation pursuant to the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. These restricted shares vest one-fourth on the date of grant and one-fourth on each of January 1, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(4) On March 6, 2014, 900 restricted shares vested and the Reporting Person instructed the Company to withhold 270 shares to cover tax withholding obligations as permitted under the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
(5) As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person's direct beneficial ownership includes 16,269 restricted shares granted under the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan and the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, that have not yet vested.

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