EastGroup Properties Announces Presentation at Bank of America 2007 Reit Summit

Tue Jan 23, 2:30 PM

JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP) announced today that it is scheduled to present at the Bank of America REIT Summit. EastGroup's presentation is scheduled for Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 1:45 p.m., EST. The presentation will be live via web cast and is accessible at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/reit07/id44109133.cfm the day of the conference and will be archived at the same URL until February 9, 2007.

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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 and California. 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 22.1 million square feet with an additional 1.5 million square feet of properties under development.

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Contacts

David H. Hoster II
President and Chief Executive Officer
or N. Keith McKey
Chief Financial Officer
of EastGroup Properties
Inc.
+1-601-354-3555