The Board of Trustees and officers of Urban Edge Properties join me in extending to you a cordial invitation to attend the 20232024 annual meeting of our shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2023,1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be held entirely online. You can attend the Annual Meeting online by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2023,UE2024, where you will be able to participate in the Annual Meeting live, submit questions and vote. Please see the “Questions and Answers” section of this proxy statement for more details regarding the logistics of the virtual Annual Meeting, including the ability of shareholders to submit questions during the Annual Meeting, and technical details and support related to accessing the virtual platform for the Annual Meeting.

As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have provided access to our proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or E-proxy notice, to our shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 6, 2023.4, 2024. The E-proxy notice contains instructions regarding, among others, how to access our proxy statement and annual report and how to authorize your proxy to vote online. In addition, the E-proxy notice contains instructions on how you may receive a paper copy of the proxy statement and annual report or elect to receive your proxy statement and annual report over the Internet.

If you are unable to attend the Annual Meeting, it is very important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. You may authorize your proxy to vote your shares over the Internet as described in the E-proxy notice. Alternatively, if you received a paper copy of the proxy card by mail, please complete, date, sign and promptly return the proxy card in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided. You may also authorize your proxy to vote your shares by telephone as described in your proxy card. If you authorize your proxy to vote your shares over the Internet, return your proxy card by mail or vote by telephone prior to the Annual Meeting, you may nevertheless revoke your proxy and cast your vote personally at the Annual Meeting.

As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we are making this Proxy Statement and our annual report available to our shareholders electronically via the Internet in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Trustees (the “Board”) for use at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held online on Wednesday, May 3, 2023,1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. We provided a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to our shareholders of record on March 6, 2023.4, 2024. If you received the Notice electronically, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials in the mail. If you would like to receive a printed copy of our proxy materials, please follow the instructions for requesting printed materials contained in the Notice. Our shareholders are invited to attend the Annual Meeting online and are requested to vote on the proposals described in this Proxy Statement. The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and accompanying materials will be first sent and made available to shareholders is March 21, 2023.22, 2024.

The Annual Meeting will be held entirely online. Shareholders of record as of March 6, 2023,4, 2024, will be able to attend and participate online by accessing www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/UE2023UE2024 using the log in instructions below. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we recommend that you also vote by proxy as described herein so that your vote will be counted if you decide not to attend the Annual Meeting.

In addition, shareholders will vote on such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, including any adjournments or postponements thereof.

The presence online or by proxy of shareholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum to transact business at the Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the record date, March 6, 2023,4, 2024, there were 117,561,409 Common Shares118,787,400 common shares of beneficial interest (the “Common Shares”) issued and outstanding. Your shares will be counted for purposes of determining if there is a quorum, whether representing votes for, against or abstained, if you:

If a quorum is not present at the Annual Meeting, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the Annual Meeting sine die or from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date of March 6, 20234, 2024 without notice other than announcement at the Annual Meeting.

All shareholders of record as of the close of business on the record date for the Annual Meeting are entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at the Annual Meeting. You may authorize a proxy to vote your shares without attending the Annual Meeting. You are entitled to cast one vote for each Common Share you held of record as of the record date.

Yes. If you are a shareholder of record, you may revoke your proxy at any time prior to its exercise by filing with our Secretary a duly executed revocation of proxy, by properly submitting, either by Internet, mail or telephone, a proxy bearing a later date or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting online. Attendance online at the Annual Meeting will not by itself constitute revocation of a proxy. If you are the beneficial owner of shares held in street name, you must contact the organization that holds your shares to receive instructions as to how you may revoke your voting instructions.

Our Board currently consists of tennine trustees (together the “Trustees”, and each a “Trustee”). Each Trustee is elected annually for a term of one year and holds office until the next annual meeting and until a successor is duly elected and qualifies. Under our Bylaws, at a shareholder meeting to elect Trustees, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to a nominee's election is sufficient to elect a Trustee (as long as a quorum is present), unless the election is contested, in which case a plurality of all votes cast will be sufficient.

In evaluating the suitability of trustee nominees, our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee takes into account factors such as general understanding of various business disciplines (e.g., marketing or finance), understanding of the Company’s business environment, educational and professional background, judgment, integrity, diversity, ability to make independent analytical inquiries and willingness to devote adequate time to Board duties. The Board evaluates each individual in the context of the Board as a whole with the objective of retaining a group with diverse and relevant experience that can best perpetuate the Company’s success and represent shareholder interests through sound judgment.

Jeffrey S. Olson, Mary L. Baglivo, Steven H. Grapstein, Steven J. Guttman, Norman K. Jenkins, Kevin P. O'Shea, Catherine D. Rice, Katherine M. Sandstrom and Douglas W. Sesler have been nominated to serve on the Board until our 20242025 annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify. The Board has no reason to believe that any such nominees will be unable, or will decline, to serve if elected. Each Trustee nominee will be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to that Trustee’s election.

Below is an overview of some key attributes of our nineeight nominees to the Board. Further information on each nominee’s qualifications and relevant experience is provided in the individual biographies included in this Proxy Statement.

The biographical descriptions below set forth certain information with respect to each nominee for election as a Trustee at the Annual Meeting. The Board has identified specific attributes of each nominee that the Board has determined qualify that person for service on the Board.

Our Board is focused on effective corporate governance practices. Our current leadership structure is comprised of a combined Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, a Lead Trustee and Board committees comprised solely of independent Trustees. The Board believes its current structure provides an effective balance between strong Company leadership and appropriate safeguards and oversight by independent Trustees. We value independent board oversight as an essential component of strong corporate performance to enhance shareholder value. All of our Trustees are independent, except Jeffrey S. Olson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Olson uses the in-depth focus and perspective gained through his leadership at the Company and at other real estate companies, and as an analyst covering many U.S. REITs to effectively and efficiently guide our Board. He fulfills his responsibilities through close interaction with our Lead Trustee who is elected annually to serve in that capacity by the independent Trustees of our Board.

The Board concluded that Mr. Olson, as a well-seasoned leader with a track record of running and analyzing real estate companies over a long period of time, is the best person to lead the Board. The Board also determined that there is actual and effective independent oversight of management as a result of, among other factors, (i) the appointment of a Lead Trustee, who provides significant independent oversight of the Board, and (ii) all members of the Board, other than Mr. Olson, being independent.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the NYSE listing standards require that at least a majority of our Trustees, and all of the members of the Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committees, be “independent”. NYSE listing standards provide that, to qualify as “independent”, a Trustee, in addition to satisfying certain bright-line criteria, must be affirmatively determined by the Board not to have any material relationship with the Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company).

In addition, our Board has adopted categorical standards to assist it in making determinations of independence. These categorical standards specify certain relationships that our Board has determined not to be material relationships that would categorically impair a Trustee’s ability to qualify as independent, including, among others, (i) a Trustee’s or his or her immediate family member’s status as an employee of an organization that has made payments to the Company, or that has received payments from the Company, not in excess of certain specified amounts; (ii) beneficial ownership by a Trustee or his or her immediate family member of not more than 10% of the Company’s equity securities or where a Trustee or his or her immediate family member holds certain positions with an organization that beneficially owns not more than 10% of the Company’s equity securities; (iii) relationships with organizations with which the Company conducts business, in each case, which owe money to the Company or to which the Company owes money not in excess of certain specified amounts; (iv) personal relationships between a Trustee (or a member of the Trustee’s immediate family) with a member of the Company’s management; and (v) any other relationship or transaction that is not covered by any of the categorical standards that does not involve the payment of more than $100,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year of the Company. The Board of Trustees’ categorical standards are set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines on the Company’s website located at www.uedge.com. The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

In accordance with these categorical standards and the NYSE listing standards, the Board affirmatively determined that each of our Trustees, other than Mr. Olson, satisfies the bright-line independence criteria of the NYSE and that none has a relationship with us that would interfere with such person’s ability to exercise independent judgment as a member of the Board. In making this determination, the Board considered the

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that a Lead Trustee must be elected by a majority of the independent Trustees annually (typically, in May of each year). Norman K. Jenkins was elected by our independent Trustees to serve as our Lead Trustee effective September 1, 2022. The responsibilities and goals of our Lead Trustee are described in our Corporate Governance Guidelines and include the following:

Our Board has adopted a set of Corporate Governance Guidelines to assist it in guiding our governance practices. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are re-evaluated at least annually by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee in light of changing circumstances in order to continue serving the best interests of the Company. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are available at www.uedge.com under “About Us - Governance - Corporate Governance Guidelines”, or by requesting a copy in print, without charge, by contacting our Secretary at 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019. The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

Our Trustees stay informed about our business by attending meetings of the Board and its committees and through supplemental reports and communications.

Our Board has established standing committees to assist it in the discharge of its responsibilities. The principal responsibilities of each committee are described below. Actions taken by any committee of our Board are reported to the Board, usually at the meeting following such action. Each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is composed of three Trustees who are “independent” as defined under SEC rules and regulations and listing standards of the NYSE. Our Board may from time to time establish other committees to facilitate the management of our company. Copies of the charters of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are available at www.uedge.com under “About Us - Governance.” The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

The Audit Committee’s main responsibilities are (i) to assist the Board in its oversight of (a) the integrity of our financial statements, (b) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (c) the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, and (d) the performance of the independent registered public accounting firm and the company’s internal audit function; and (ii) to prepare an Audit Committee report as required by the SEC for inclusion in our annual proxy statement. The function of the Audit Committee is oversight. Management is responsible for the preparation, presentation and integrity of our financial statements and for the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Management is also responsible for maintaining appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies and internal controls and procedures that provide for compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Our independent registered public accounting firm is responsible for planning and carrying out a proper audit of our annual financial statements, reviewing our quarterly financial statements and annually auditing the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and other procedures. Additional information regarding the Audit Committee's duties and responsibilities is available at www.uedge.com under “About Us - Governance - Audit Committee Charter.” The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

Each member of the Audit Committee is financially literate, knowledgeable and qualified to review financial statements, and is “independent” as defined under SEC rules and regulations and listing standards of the NYSE. The Board determined that each of Mr. O'Shea the Chair of the Audit Committee, qualifiesand Mses. Sandstrom and Rice qualify as an “Audit Committee Financial Expert,” as defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K. The report of the Audit Committee may be found on page 3130 of this Proxy Statement.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing and approving the terms of the compensation of our executive officers and the granting and administration of awards under the Company’s incentive plan. Compensation decisions for our executive officers are reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee. Decisions regarding compensation of other employees are made by our Chief Executive Officer with equity awards to employees subject to the review and approval of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has authority under its charter to select, retain and approve fees for, and to terminate the engagement of, independent compensation consultants, outside legal counsel or other advisors as it deems appropriate without seeking approval of the Board or management. Additional information regarding the Compensation Committee's duties and responsibilities is available at www.uedge.com under “About Us - Governance - Compensation Committee Charter.” The information contained on or available through our website is not part of this Proxy Statement.

Each member of the Compensation Committee is “independent” as defined under SEC rules and regulations and listing standards of the NYSE. The report of the Compensation Committee may be found on page 6158 of this Proxy Statement.

an amendment to the Committee’s Charter (which is available at www.uedge.com under “About Us - Governance”). As we see increased reliance on information technology in the workplace and our business operations, and aan ongoing shift to remote and hybrid work schedules, Urban Edge has employed several measures to mitigate cyber risks.

In addition to a dedicated information technology and cybersecurity team monitoring our daily operations, the Company engages an independent third-party cybersecurity team for advisory servicesaudit firm to periodically review cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity

period for which he or she was a Trustee (except for Mr. Guttman, who is not re-running as Trustee for the 2024-2025 board term) and (ii) the total number of meetings of all committees of the Board on which the Trustee served during the periods that he or she served.

The Board does not have a formal policy regarding the attendance of Trustees at our annual meetings of shareholders but encourages all Trustees to make attendance a priority. Our 20222023 annual meeting of shareholders was attended by all Trustees.Trustees except Mr. Guttman.

We are committed to sound corporate governance, which strengthens the accountability of our Board and promotes the long-term interests of our shareholders. We believe that our corporate governance standards and policies yield honest, transparent and accountable Trustees and executive officers. The summary below highlights our board and leadership practices and notable shareholder rights, as further discussed below.

We routinely reassess our plans and policies to evaluate compliance with regional and national requirements as well as industry best practices.

FromWe are dedicated to ensuring a sustainable and responsible approach to our operations. We prioritize the measurement, benchmarking, and reporting of our ESG activities, which have become an environmental perspective, weintegral part of our overall business operations. We have implemented and plan to continue to implement policies and practices with the goal of supporting the continued reduction of energy (thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions), water usage, and waste production across the portfolio. Initiatives we have taken include the installation of energy-efficient roofing, LED lighting retrofits, high efficiency HVAC systems, electric vehicle charging stations and waste recycling and management. Additionally, we continue to explore solar and alternative

Our employees enjoy subsidized health and wellness benefits, professional training and development workshops, ergonomic office equipment, telecommuting opportunities and policies encouraging work/life balance. We have created an employee wellness program which spans the entire year and focuses on five pillars of health and wellness, both inside and outside of the office. The areas of focus for this program include financial, emotional, physical, social and community wellness. Each month there is a theme with associated activities and employee incentives including the ability to earn additional money for health savings accounts.

We understand the importance of work/life balance and allow employees the flexibility to maintain a hybrid in-office and remote working schedule. We provide all employees with the equipment and resources necessary to work and perform their duties in a remote setting. We have implemented enhanced cleaning protocols within our offices and our propertiesschedule to promote employee healtha healthy work-life balance while continuing to maximize engagement, collaboration, and safety, which include cleaning and disinfecting high-touch surfaces daily, providing hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment such as face masks.efficiency.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (“DE&I”) initiatives are an integral part of our culture. We believe that a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture promotes growth, both personally and professionally, and is an important aspect in our ability to attract and retain talented employees. All employees are required to complete trainings on DE&I which cover a range of topics including best practices and education on unconscious bias. We aim to create an equitable workplace for all, and our CEO has signed the CEO Diversity and Inclusion Action Pledge on behalf of our Company, joining thousands of other CEOs and peers across the country to cultivate a trusting environment where our employees feel comfortable and are empowered to have discussions about diversity and inclusion. As a part of this pledge, the Company has created a Days of Understanding initiative

One of the key functions of the Board is to provide informed oversight of our risk-management process. The Board performs this oversight directly with support from its three committees – the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee – each of which addresses risks specific to their respective functional responsibilities. In addition to receiving information from its committees, the Board receives updates directly from members of management at both regularly scheduled Board and committee meetings and on ad hoc business updates that occur frequently.updates. See “Role of the Board and its Committees in Risk Oversight” on page 1514.

We do not have a shareholder rights plan in place. Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Board may not adopt, extend or renew a shareholder rights plan without prior approval of our shareholders, unless the Board determines that, under the circumstances existing at the time, it is in the best interests of the company to adopt, extend or renew such plan without delay. In that case, the shareholder rights plan will expire within 12 months of adoption unless ratified by our shareholders.

Trustees and executive officers are required to adhere to minimum share ownership guidelines. Additionally, our executive officers are prohibited from pledging, hedging or engaging in short sales involving our securities.

Our governance policies are heavily focused on ethics and people-first protections and guidelines. Our Code of Ethics, Conflict of Interest Policy, Corporate Governance Guidelines, Whistleblower Policy, and executive compensation policies form the backbone of our governance infrastructure. Most of these policies are available on our website https://uedge.com. The information included on or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference into this proxy statement.

Our Board and senior management believe that engaging in shareholder outreach is an essential element of strong corporate governance. We strive for a collaborative approach on issues of importance to investors and continually seek to understand better the views of our investors. Our senior management team engages with our shareholders throughout the year in a variety of forums and discusses, among other things, our business strategy and overall performance, executive compensation programprograms and corporate governance.

Our Board believes that shareholders and other constituents should have the ability to send written communications to the Board. Therefore, our policy is that all written communications to the Board as a whole should be addressed to the Chairman at Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York,

Our Board and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee review our Trustee compensation at least annually. Our Board has the authority to approve all compensation payable to our Trustees, although the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is responsible for making recommendations to our Board regarding compensation. For 2022,2023, Ferguson Partners Consulting was hired to evaluate the structure and competitiveness of our Trustee compensation and recommend changes, as appropriate. Based on this review, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee recommended to the full Board to make no changes to Trustee compensation.

The following table summarizes the compensation earned by and/or paid to our non-employee Trustees in respect of their 20222023 Board and committee service. Mr. Olson, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, does not receive compensation for his services as Trustee. Information regarding compensation for Mr. Olson can be found in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.

We have adopted equity ownership guidelines for our Board. Under our guidelines, all non-employee Trustees are required to maintain a minimum ownership level of Common Shares (or certain securities convertible into or redeemable for Common Shares) equal to at least three times their annual cash retainer of $75,000. Our non-employee Trustees have until the end of the fifth full calendar year after becoming a Trustee to satisfy the ownership requirement. All non-employee Trustees currently satisfy these guidelines.

Set forth below are the names, ages and positions of our current executive officers and further below are their biographical summaries. These officers are appointed annually by the Board and serve at the Board’s discretion.

The following table lists the number of Common Shares and units in UELP beneficially owned, as of March 6, 2023,4, 2024, by: (i) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding Common Shares, (ii) each of our Trustees, (iii) each of our named executive officers who is not a Trustee, and (iv) our Trustees and executive officers as a group.

The SEC has defined “beneficial ownership” of a security to mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of voting power and/or investment power over such security. A shareholder is also deemed to be, as of any date, the beneficial owner of all securities that such shareholder has the right to acquire within 60 days after that date through (i) the exercise of any option, warrant or right, (ii) the conversion of a security, (iii) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement, or (iv) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement. In computing the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, Common Shares subject to options or other rights (as set forth above) held by that person that are exercisable as of March 6, 20234, 2024 or will become exercisable within 60 days thereafter, are deemed outstanding; however, such Common Shares are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Each person named in the table has sole voting and/or investment power with respect to all of the Common Shares shown as beneficially owned by such person, except as otherwise set forth in the notes to the table.

As of March 6, 2023,4, 2024, the following Common Shares and units were issued and outstanding: (i) 117,561,409118,787,400 Common Shares, (ii) 2,688,7242,638,724 common units of limited partnership interests in UELP (“Common Units”) (other than Common Units held by the Company) and (iii) 2,262,3953,467,852 LTIP Units (excluding unearned performance-based LTIP Units, which may be earned based on the achievement of performance-based vesting hurdles).

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each named person is c/o Urban Edge Properties, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

The Audit Committee of the Board has selected the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023,2024, and the Board is asking shareholders to ratify this appointment. Deloitte & Touche LLP has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2014 and is considered by our management to be well qualified. Although current law, rules and regulations, as well as the Audit Committee charter, require our independent auditor to be engaged, retained and supervised by the Audit Committee, the Board considers submitting the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP for ratification by shareholders to be a good practice. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion, may select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time if the Audit Committee believes that such a change would be in the best interests of the Trust and its shareholders. If the selection is not ratified, the Audit Committee will take that act into consideration, together with such other factors it deems relevant, in determining its next selection of an independent registered public accounting firm. A representative of Deloitte & Touche LLP is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will be given the opportunity to make a statement if he or she so desires and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

The following table summarizes the aggregate fees for professional services rendered to us by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) for the years ended December 31, 20222023 and 2021:2022:

The Audit Committee established a policy of reviewing and approving engagement letters with our independent registered public accounting firm for the services described under “Audit Fees” before the provision of those services, and has pre-approved the use of our independent registered public accounting firm by the Company for additional audit-related and other services of up to $150,000. Any services not specified that exceed those amounts must be approved by the Audit Committee before the provision of such services commences. Requests to provide services requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee are submitted to the Audit Committee with a description of the services to be provided and an estimate of the fees to be charged in connection with such services.

All of the services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm during 20222023 were either expressly pre-approved by the Audit Committee or were pre-approved in accordance with the pre-approval policy.

In performing its oversight role, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company with management and Deloitte & Touche LLP. The Audit Committee has also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding Deloitte & Touche LLP’s independence. The Audit Committee has also discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP its independence.

Based on the review and discussions described in the preceding paragraph, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Trustees that the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.2023.

Members of the Audit Committee rely without independent verification on the information provided to them and on the representations made by management and Deloitte & Touche LLP. Accordingly, the Audit Committee’s oversight does not provide an independent basis to determine that management has maintained appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles or appropriate internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. Furthermore, the Audit Committee’s considerations and discussions referred to above do not assure that the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements has been carried out in accordance with the auditing standards of the PCAOB, that the consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America or that Deloitte & Touche LLP is in fact “independent” or the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls.

The “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement discusses the principles underlying the material components of our compensation arrangements for our named executive officers (“NEOs”) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.2023. During 2022,2023, our NEOs and their titles were as follows:

Our executive compensation philosophy emphasizes performance-based compensation over guaranteed pay. Our pay-for-performance philosophy is evidenced by a significant portion of our NEOs’ total compensation being based on (i) an annual short-term incentive compensation program that aligns with our objectives for that year and (ii) performance-based long-term incentives based on absolute and relative total shareholder return (“TSR”), and FFO as adjusted per share growth percentage,and same-property NOI growth, all measured over a cumulative three-year period. As shown below, our CEO’s compensation is 84%86% performance-based/at-risk and the average performance-based/at-risk compensation amount for our other NEOs is 71%77%.

At our 20222023 annual meeting of shareholders, we received approximately 93.3%96.3% approval for our annual advisory “say-on-pay” vote to approve the compensation of our NEOs, which we believe affirms our shareholders’ support of our approach to our NEO compensation program and we therefore did not make any significant changes to the structure of the program.

Our 20222023 compensation program includes three principal components. Below is a summary of target compensation for each NEO under them:

Target compensation for our NEOs was established, in part, in reference to our obligations pursuant to the employment agreements, retention agreements and offer letters that we have entered into with each of our NEOs. The terms of these employment agreements, retention agreements and offer letters are described under “Employment Agreements and Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment or a Corporate Transaction/Change in Control.”

The Compensation Committee typically meets multiple times each year in connection with the consideration and determination of executive compensation, and is responsible for determining and approving the compensation of all of our executive officers. Historically, most actions of the Compensation Committee have occurred at regular meetings scheduled well in advance by the Compensation Committee; however, the Compensation Committee may hold special meetings or take actions by written consent as they deem appropriate. Specific meeting agendas are prepared by the chair of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with the other members of the committee or the CEO as shethe chair may deem appropriate. Matters to be acted on by written consent may relate to matters that have been previously discussed and/or are summarized by a member of the Compensation Committee, our CEO, a consultant engaged by the Compensation Committee or other advisor to us or the Compensation Committee.

The Compensation Committee has established executive compensation objectives and a philosophy to attract, retain and appropriately reward a “best-in-class” executive management team. We believe that the quality, skills and dedication of our NEOs are critical factors that affect the long-term value of the Company. Accordingly, the objectives of our executive compensation program are to:

Our executive compensation program is intended to reward the achievement of annual, long-term and strategic goals of both the Company and the individual executive. To achieve these objectives, our executive compensation program includes fixed, variable, annual and long-term components as described below. In particular, for our Chairman and CEO, a majority of his compensation is in the form of equity compensation subject to multi-year, time-based vesting and/or TSR, and FFO as adjusted per share and same-property NOI performance designed to ensure that the value of the compensation that he ultimately realizes is based on our share price performance and profitability, further aligning his interests with those of the Company and our shareholders.

The purposes and responsibilities of the Compensation Committee in making compensation decisions include:

The Compensation Committee also may retain, at our expense, and terminate independent counsel and other advisors and experts as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its duties. In setting the 20222023 compensation for our NEOs (other than the CEO), the Compensation Committee also considered the recommendations of our CEO.

The Compensation Committee selected and directly engaged Ferguson Partners Consulting (“FPC”) as its compensation consultant for 2022.through June 2023. FPC providesprovided the Compensation Committee with peer executive compensation data and expertise and advice on various matters brought before the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee had the sole authority to retain and terminate FPC as its compensation consultant, and approve fees and other engagement terms. The Compensation Committee determined that FPC is independent from management based upon the consideration of relevant factors, including the following:

Based on the data and analysis provided by FPC, the Compensation Committee has developed a compensation plan that seeks to maintain the link between corporate performance and shareholder returns while being generally competitive within our industry. The Compensation Committee considered FPC’s peer group analysis when considering base salaries and bonuses paid to our executives for 2022.2023.

In selecting the peer group, (from which Seritage Growth Properties was removed for 2022 due to terminating its REIT status and reviewing strategic alternatives), the Compensation Committee considers REITs that have at least two of the following characteristics:

The following table provides the names and key information for each peer company at the time when the Compensation Committee reviewed the peer group market data at year end 2022:2023:

The Compensation Committee does not believe that our executive compensation program encourages excessive or inappropriate risk taking for the reasons stated below.

We structure our pay to consist of both fixed and variable compensation. The fixed portion (base salary) of compensation is designed to provide a base level of income regardless of our financial or share price performance.

The variable portions of compensation (cash incentive and equity) are designed to encourage and reward both short- and long-term corporate performance. We believe that these variable elements of compensation are a sufficient percentage of total compensation to provide incentives to executives to produce superior short- and long-term corporate results, while the fixed element is also sufficiently high that the executives are not encouraged to take unnecessary or excessive risks in doing so. The Company and the Compensation Committee also believe that the mix of quantifiable performance metrics used in our long-term equity-based compensation plans and the short-term incentive program and the subjective, role specific objectives included in the short-term incentive program provide an incentive for our executives to produce superior performance without the distorting effects of providing a pre-determinable compensation award based on the performance of only one division or business unit or upon other results that may not reflect the long- or short-term results of the Company as a whole.

As demonstrated above, our executive compensation program is structured to achieve its objectives by (i) providing incentives to our NEOs to manage the Company for the creation of long-term shareholder value, (ii) avoiding the type of disproportionately large short-term incentives that could encourage our NEOs to take risks that may not be in the Company’s long-term interests, (iii) requiring our NEOs to maintain a significant investment in the Company and (iv) evaluating annually an array of performance criteria in determining executive compensation rather than focusing on a singular metric that may encourage unnecessary risk taking. We believe this combination of factors encourages our NEOs to manage the Company prudently.

Although the Compensation Committee does not set base salary levels equal to any specific percentage of base salaries paid to comparable officers in the peer group, our NEOs are paid an amount in the form of base pay within the range of base salaries paid in the peer group and which we believe to be sufficient to attract executive talent and maintain a stable management team.

Annual base salaries of each NEO are reviewed each year by the Compensation Committee and, under the applicable employment agreement or offer letter may be increased by the Compensation Committee as needed. In February 2022,2023, the Compensation Committee elected to increase Messrs. OlsonLanger and Milton’s base salaries by approximately 5% and Mr. Eilberg's by approximately 9%,3% to maintain competitiveness with peers. Mr. LangerMooallem commenced employment on January 9, 2023, and Weilminster'shis base salaries weresalary reflects the starting annual amount. Mr. Olson’s base salary was maintained at the same levelslevel as 20212022 as they wereit was deemed appropriately market competitive.

We implementedutilized a predominantly formulaic short-term incentive compensation program in 20222023 (the “2022“2023 STI Program”), which provides annual bonuses to executives based on performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee at the beginning of the year. Participants earn bonuses based on the level of achievement of pre-established Company and individual-specific performance metrics paid 100%metrics. In 2023, executives were provided with a one-time opportunity to elect to receive unvested LTIP Units in cash.lieu of any earned cash bonus and receive a dollar-for-dollar match in the form of additional unvested LTIP Units (further detailed under “Alignment of Interest Award” below).

The 20222023 STI Program sets forth threshold, target and maximum award levels for each NEO as a percentage of their base salaries as follows:

The Company-wide and individual performance measures, the weightings and the relevant performance range applicable to each NEO under the 20222023 STI Program are set forth below:

The 20222023 STI Program is based in part on the achievement of several objective Company performance criteria that incentivize management to focus on financial goals that are aligned with our annual operating budget and strategic goals for the year. The Compensation Committee determined that each goal was challenging and set at levels that would require the Company to work toward meaningful achievement of measures that would promote both short- and long-term value.