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EastGroup Properties Announces 115th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EastGroup Properties (NYSE: EGP) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $.52 per share payable on September 30, 2008 to shareholders of record of Common Stock on September 19, 2008. This dividend is the 115th consecutive quarterly distribution to EastGroup's shareholders and represents an annualized dividend rate of $2.08 per share.

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 throughoutthe United States with an emphasis in the states ofArizona,California,Florida andTexas. 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 25.3 million square feet with an additional 1.9 million square feet of properties under development.

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

SOURCE EastGroup Properties, Inc.

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