FORM 10-Q

                      U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                         THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2002                COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7094

                            EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
              (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

MARYLAND                                                              13-2711135
(State or other jurisdiction                                    (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

300 ONE JACKSON PLACE
188 EAST CAPITOL STREET
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI                                                  39201-2195
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number:  (601) 354-3555

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  Registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
Registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                              YES (x) NO ( )

     The number of shares of common stock,  $.0001 par value,  outstanding as of
August 9, 2002 was 16,088,083.




                           EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.

                                    FORM 10-Q

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                       FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2002



                                                                                                                    Pages
PART I.       FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                                                                                                
              Item 1.      Consolidated Financial Statements

                           Consolidated balance sheets, June 30, 2002 (unaudited)
                           and December 31, 2001                                                                       3

                           Consolidated statements of income for the three and six
                           months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 (unaudited)                                             4

                           Consolidated statement of changes in stockholders' equity
                           for the six months ended June 30, 2002 (unaudited)                                          5

                           Consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months
                           ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 (unaudited)                                                    6

                           Notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited)                                      7

              Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                           Condition and Results of Operations                                                        11

              Item 3.      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                 17

PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION

              Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                        19

SIGNATURES

Authorized signatures                                                                                                 20







                                     EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                         (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)


                                                                                       June 30, 2002            December 31, 2001
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                        (Unaudited)
                                                                                                                   
ASSETS

  Real estate properties                                                        $           719,377                       696,829
  Development                                                                                39,434                        37,504
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            758,811                       734,333
      Less accumulated depreciation                                                        (104,966)                      (92,060)
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            653,845                       642,273
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

  Real estate held for sale                                                                   2,795                         1,907
      Less accumulated depreciation                                                            (230)                         (141)
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                              2,565                         1,766
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

  Mortgage loans                                                                              5,515                         5,515
  Investment in real estate investment trusts                                                   487                         6,452
  Cash                                                                                        1,408                         1,767
  Other assets                                                                               23,775                        26,009
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
      TOTAL ASSETS                                                              $           687,595                       683,782
                                                                                ====================================================

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

LIABILITIES
  Mortgage notes payable                                                        $           202,623                       205,014
  Notes payable to banks                                                                     96,525                        86,058
  Accounts payable & accrued expenses                                                        14,645                        12,801
  Other liabilities                                                                           6,181                         7,460
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            319,974                       311,333
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

  Minority interest in joint ventures                                                         1,745                         1,739

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Series A 9.00% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
  Shares and additional paid-in capital; $.0001 par value;
  1,725,000 shares authorized and issued; stated
  liquidation preference of $43,125                                                          41,357                        41,357
Series B 8.75% Cumulative Convertible Preferred
  Shares and additional paid-in capital; $.0001 par value;
  2,800,000 shares authorized and issued; stated
  liquidation preference of $70,000                                                          67,178                        67,178
Series C Preferred Shares; $.0001 par value; 600,000
  shares authorized; no shares issued                                                             -                             -
Common shares; $.0001 par value; 64,875,000
  shares authorized; 16,087,333 shares issued at
  June 30, 2002 and 15,912,060 at December 31, 2001                                               2                             2
Excess shares; $.0001 par value; 30,000,000 shares
  authorized; no shares issued                                                                    -                             -
Additional paid-in capital on common shares                                                 243,153                       240,197
Undistributed earnings                                                                       16,657                        23,753
Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                          487                         1,193
Unearned compensation                                                                        (2,958)                       (2,970)
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                            365,876                       370,710
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

      TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                $           687,595                       683,782
                                                                                ====================================================


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




                                     EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                             (UNAUDITED)


                                                                                   Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended
                                                                                        June 30,                    June 30,
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    2002        2001            2002         2001
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                  
REVENUES
Income from real estate operations                                              $  25,094      24,819          49,983        49,214
Interest:
  Mortgage loans                                                                      127         135             250           244
  Other interest                                                                       15         466              28           486
Gain on securities                                                                  1,050         706           1,471           706
Other                                                                                 337         188             481           388
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   26,623      26,314          52,213        51,038
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
EXPENSES
Operating expenses from real estate operations                                      7,019       6,055          14,131        12,049
Interest                                                                            4,165       4,623           8,340         9,132
Depreciation and amortization                                                       7,325       6,660          14,434        12,889
General and administrative                                                          1,090       1,179           2,177         2,282
Minority interest in joint ventures                                                    90          89             183           174
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                   19,689      18,606          39,265        36,526
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

INCOME BEFORE GAIN ON
  REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS                                                           6,934       7,708          12,948        14,512

Gain on real estate investments                                                         -       3,455              93         3,455
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS                                                   6,934      11,163          13,041        17,967

Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                             (6)          3              (3)           12
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

NET INCOME                                                                          6,928      11,166          13,038        17,979

Preferred dividends-Series A                                                          970         970           1,940         1,940
Preferred dividends-Series B                                                        1,532       1,532           3,064         3,064
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------

NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO
  COMMON STOCKHOLDERS                                                           $   4,426       8,664           8,034        12,975
                                                                                ====================================================

BASIC PER COMMON SHARE DATA
  Income from continuing operations                                             $    0.28        0.55            0.51          0.83
  Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                         0.00        0.00            0.00          0.00
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
  Net income available to common stockholders                                   $    0.28        0.55            0.51          0.83
                                                                                ====================================================

  Weighted average shares outstanding                                              15,892      15,692          15,833        15,682
                                                                                ====================================================

DILUTED PER COMMON SHARE DATA
  Income from continuing operations                                             $    0.27        0.53            0.50          0.81
  Income (loss) from discontinued operations                                         0.00        0.00            0.00          0.00
                                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
  Net income available to common stockholders                                   $    0.27        0.53            0.50          0.81
                                                                                ====================================================

  Weighted average shares outstanding                                              16,254      19,208          16,210        16,028
                                                                                ====================================================


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





                                     EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES
                                  IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
                           (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT FOR SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)


                                                                                                                Accumulated
                                                                      Additional                                  Other
                                                 Preferred   Common     Paid-In    Unearned     Undistributed  Comprehensive
                                                   Stock     Stock      Capital   Compensation    Earnings        Income      Total
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                          
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2001                       $ 108,535       2       240,197     (2,970)        23,753         1,193    370,710
    Comprehensive income
      Net income                                         -       -             -          -         13,038             -     13,038
      Net unrealized change in
        investment securities                            -       -             -          -              -          (706)      (706)
                                                                                                                            --------
            Total comprehensive income                                                                                       12,332
                                                                                                                            --------
    Cash dividends declared-common,
      $.94 per share                                     -       -             -          -        (15,130)            -    (15,130)
    Preferred stock dividends declared                   -       -             -          -         (5,004)            -     (5,004)
    Issuance of 6,822 shares of common stock,
      incentive compensation                             -       -           151          -              -             -        151
    Issuance of 7,182 shares of common stock,
      dividend reinvestment plan                         -       -           184          -              -             -        184
    Issuance of 152,569 shares of common stock,
      exercise options                                   -       -         2,390          -              -             -      2,390
    Issuance of 17,950 shares of common stock,
      incentive restricted stock                         -       -           420       (420)             -             -          -
    Forfeiture of 9,250 shares of common stock,
      incentive restricted stock                         -       -          (189)       149              -             -        (40)
    Amortization of unearned compensation,
      incentive restricted stock                         -       -             -        283              -             -        283
                                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BALANCE, JUNE 30, 2002                           $ 108,535       2       243,153     (2,958)        16,657           487    365,876
                                                 ===================================================================================


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




                                     EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
                                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                           (IN THOUSANDS)
                                             (UNAUDITED)

                                                                                              Six Months Ended
                                                                                                  June 30,
                                                                                --------------------------------------------
                                                                                        2002                  2001
                                                                                --------------------------------------------
                                                                                                         
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net income                                                                  $       13,038               17,979
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
      by operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization from continuing operations                        14,434               12,889
        Depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations                          35                   31
        Gain on real estate investments, net                                               (93)              (3,455)
        Gain on real estate investment trust shares                                     (1,471)                (706)
        Amortization of unearned compensation                                              243                  185
        Minority interest depreciation and amortization                                    (93)                 (81)
        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
          Accrued income and other assets                                                1,957               (1,478)
          Accounts payable, accrued expenses and prepaid rent                            1,137                  729
                                                                                --------------------------------------------
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                               29,187               26,093
                                                                                --------------------------------------------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Payments on mortgage loans receivable                                                    -                4,990
    Advances on mortgage loans receivable                                                    -                 (919)
    Proceeds from sale of real estate investments                                        1,111                7,832
    Real estate improvements                                                            (3,381)              (3,011)
    Real estate development                                                            (19,157)             (16,262)
    Purchases of real estate                                                            (3,962)             (10,148)
    Purchases of real estate investment trust shares                                         -               (2,930)
    Proceeds from sale of real estate investment trust shares                            6,730                3,293
    Changes in other assets and other liabilities                                           56               (1,984)
                                                                                --------------------------------------------
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                                  (18,603)             (19,139)
                                                                                --------------------------------------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Proceeds from bank borrowings                                                      139,631               68,824
    Principal payments on bank borrowings                                             (129,164)             (96,013)
    Proceeds from mortgage notes payable                                                 8,200               45,000
    Principal payments on mortgage notes payable                                       (10,591)              (5,865)
    Debt issuance costs                                                                 (1,137)                (472)
    Distributions paid to stockholders                                                 (19,928)             (19,125)
    Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                              2,390                  242
    Proceeds from dividend reinvestment plan                                               184                  179
    Other                                                                                 (528)                (558)
                                                                                --------------------------------------------
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                                  (10,943)              (7,788)
                                                                                --------------------------------------------

DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                                     (359)                (834)
    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                     1,767                2,861
                                                                                --------------------------------------------
    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                  $        1,408                2,027
                                                                                ============================================

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
    Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized                           $        7,608                8,583
    Debt assumed by buyer of real estate                                                     -                  378


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)


(1)      BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying  unaudited financial statements of EastGroup  Properties,  Inc.
("EastGroup"  or "The Company") have been prepared in accordance  with generally
accepted  accounting  principles for interim financial  information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do
not include all of the information and footnotes  required by generally accepted
accounting  principles  for  complete  financial  statements.   In  management's
opinion,  all adjustments  (consisting of normal recurring accruals)  considered
necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The financial  statements
should be read in conjunction with the 2001 annual report and the notes thereto.

(2)      RECLASSIFICATIONS

Certain  reclassifications  have been made in the 2001  financial  statements to
conform to the 2002 presentation.

(3)      NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2001, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
of  Financial   Accounting  Standard  (SFAS)  No.  143,  "Accounting  for  Asset
Retirement  Obligations,"  effective for financial  statements issued for fiscal
years beginning after June 15, 2002. SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting
and  reporting  for  obligations  associated  with the  retirement  of  tangible
long-lived  assets and the associated  asset  retirement  costs. The Company has
evaluated  the effect of adopting  this  statement  and  believes  the effect of
adoption will have no impact on its financial position or results of operation.

     In June  2002,  the  FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  146,  "Accounting  for  Costs
Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." This statement addresses financial
accounting and reporting for costs  associated with exit or disposal  activities
and  nullifies  Emerging  Issues Task Force (EITF)  Issue No.  94-3,  "Liability
Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an
Activity  (including Certain Costs Incurred in a  Restructuring)."  SFAS No. 146
requires  that a  liability  for a cost  associated  with an  exit  or  disposal
activity be recognized  when the liability is incurred.  The  provisions of this
statement are effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after
December 31, 2002, with early application encouraged. The Company plans to adopt
this  statement on January 1, 2003 and believes that the effect of adoption will
have no  significant  impact on its overall  financial  condition  or results of
operations.


(4)      REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE

The Company applies SFAS No. 144,  "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived  Assets." SFAS No. 144 addresses  financial  accounting and reporting
for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. Real estate properties that
are  currently  offered  for sale or are under  contract to sell have been shown
separately on the  consolidated  balance  sheets as "real estate held for sale."
Such assets are carried at the lower of current  carrying  amount or fair market
value less estimated  selling costs and are not depreciated  while they are held
for sale.  At June 30,  2002,  the Company had one  industrial  property and two
parcels of land held for sale.  There can be no assurances  that such properties
will be sold.

     In  accordance  with  the  guidelines   established  under  SFAS  No.  144,
operations from the properties placed in the category "held for sale" subsequent
to December 31, 2001 have been classified as income from discontinued operations
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.  No interest  expense
was allocated to the properties that are held for sale.

(5)      GOODWILL

The Company  applies SFAS No. 141,  "Business  Combinations,"  and SFAS No. 142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible  Assets." SFAS No. 141 requires that all business
combinations  initiated  after  June 30,  2001 be  accounted  for by  using  the
purchase  method of accounting and addresses  accounting for purchased  goodwill
and other intangibles. SFAS No. 142 addresses financial accounting and reporting
for the impairment of goodwill and other intangibles and is effective for fiscal
years   beginning   after  December  15,  2001.  The  Company  had  no  business
combinations  after June 30, 2001.  At June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001,  the
Company had unamortized  goodwill of $990,000  resulting from the acquisition of
Ensign  Properties  in  1998.  Amortization  of  goodwill  expense  for 2001 was
$61,000.  Upon  adoption  of SFAS No. 142 on January  1, 2002,  amortization  of
goodwill ceased. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of goodwill
for possible  impairment and will continue to do so under the new statement.  In
management's  opinion,  no material  impairment of goodwill  existed at June 30,
2002.


(6)      OTHER ASSETS

A summary of the Company's other assets follows:


                                                                   June 30, 2002     December 31, 2001
                                                                 ---------------------------------------
                                                                             (In thousands)
                                                                                       
Leasing commissions, net of accumulated amortization                $      9,982                 9,313
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts                        6,607                 8,473
Section 1031 tax deferred exchange cash escrows                                -                 2,074
Prepaid expenses and other assets                                          7,186                 6,149
                                                                 ----------------------------------------
                                                                    $     23,775                26,009
                                                                 ========================================


(7)      COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is comprised of net income plus all other changes in equity
from nonowner sources. The components of comprehensive income for the six months
ended June 30, 2002 are  presented in the  Company's  Consolidated  Statement of
Changes in Stockholders'  Equity. The unrealized change in investment securities
is net of realized gains on real estate investment trust securities  included in
net income as shown below:


                                                                                         (In thousands)
                                                                                       ------------------
                                                                                           
         Other comprehensive income:
              Unrealized holding gains during the period                                     $     765
              Less reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income                 (1,471)
                                                                                       ------------------
         Net unrealized change in investment securities                                      $    (706)
                                                                                       ==================


(8)      EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share (EPS)  represents the amount of earnings for the period
available to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period.
The Company's basic EPS is calculated by dividing net income available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

     Diluted EPS represents  the amount of earnings for the period  available to
each share of common stock  outstanding  during the reporting period and to each
share that would have been  outstanding  assuming the issuance of common  shares
for all  dilutive  potential  common  shares  outstanding  during the  reporting
period. The Company's diluted EPS is calculated by totaling net income available
to common stockholders plus dividends on dilutive  convertible  preferred shares
and dividing it by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus
the dilutive  effect of stock  options  related to  outstanding  employee  stock
options,  nonvested  restricted  stock and convertible  preferred stock, had the
options or conversions been exercised.  The dilutive effect of stock options and
nonvested  restricted stock was determined using the treasury stock method which
assumes  exercise  of the  options  as of the  beginning  of the  period or when
issued, if later, and assuming proceeds from the exercise of options are used to
purchase  common  stock at the  average  market  price  during the  period.  The
treasury  stock  method was also used  assuming  conversion  of the  convertible
preferred stock.  Reconciliation of the numerators and denominators in the basic
and diluted EPS computations is as follows:




Reconciliation of Numerators and Denominators

                                                                    Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                                                        June 30,                June 30,
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                                                        2002       2001       2002       2001
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                                                                   (In thousands)
                                                                                              
Basic EPS Computation
  Numerator-net income available to common stockholders             $   4,426      8,664      8,034     12,975
  Denominator-weighted average shares outstanding                      15,892     15,692     15,833     15,682
Diluted EPS Computation
  Numerator-net income available to common stockholders             $   4,426     10,196      8,034     12,975
    plus convertible preferred stock dividends
  Denominator:
    Weighted average shares outstanding                                15,892     15,692     15,833     15,682
    Common stock options                                                  175        153        192        165
    Nonvested restricted stock                                            187        181        185        181
    Convertible preferred stock                                             -      3,182          -          -
                                                                   ---------------------------------------------
       Total shares                                                    16,254     19,208     16,210     16,028
                                                                   =============================================


     The Series B Preferred  Stock,  which is convertible into common stock at a
conversion price of $22.00 per share, was included in the computation of diluted
earnings  per share for the three months ended June 30, 2001 due to its dilutive
effect.


(9)      SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company applies SFAS No. 131,  "Disclosures  about Segments of an Enterprise
and Related Information." This statement establishes standards for the reporting
of  information  about  operating  segments  in  annual  and  interim  financial
statements.  Operating  segments are defined as components of an enterprise  for
which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by
the chief operating decision makers in deciding how to allocate resources and in
assessing performance.

     EastGroup  has  one  reportable   segment--industrial   properties.   These
properties are concentrated in major Sunbelt regions of the United States,  have
similar  economic  characteristics  and also meet the other criteria that permit
the properties to be aggregated into one reportable segment. The Company's chief
decision  makers  use two  primary  measures  of  operating  results  in  making
decisions,  such as allocating resources:  property net operating income (PNOI),
defined as real estate operating  revenues less real estate  operating  expenses
(before interest  expense and  depreciation),  and funds from operations  (FFO),
defined as net income (loss)  (computed in accordance  with  generally  accepted
accounting  principles  (GAAP)),   excluding  gains  or  losses  from  sales  of
depreciable  real estate  property,  plus real estate related  depreciation  and
amortization,  and after adjustments for  unconsolidated  partnerships and joint
ventures.  The Company believes FFO is an appropriate measure of performance for
equity real estate investment trusts. FFO is not considered as an alternative to
net  income  (determined  in  accordance  with  GAAP)  as an  indication  of the
Company's  financial  performance,  or to cash flows from  operating  activities
(determined  in accordance  with GAAP) as a measure of the Company's  liquidity,
nor is it  indicative  of funds  available  to fund the  Company's  cash  needs,
including  its  ability to make  distributions.  The table  below  presents on a
comparative  basis for the three and six  months  ended  June 30,  2002 and 2001
reported PNOI by operating  segment,  followed by reconciliations of PNOI to FFO
and FFO to net income.



                                                              Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                                                   June 30,                June 30,
                                                            ------------------------------------------------
                                                              2002         2001         2002       2001
                                                            ------------------------------------------------
                                                                             (In thousands)
                                                                                        
Property Revenues:
    Industrial                                               $24,704      24,449        49,175     48,473
    Other                                                        390         370           808        741
                                                            ------------------------------------------------
                                                              25,094      24,819        49,983     49,214
                                                            ------------------------------------------------
Property Expenses:
    Industrial                                                (6,884)     (5,949)      (13,848)   (11,851)
    Other                                                       (135)       (106)         (283)      (198)
                                                            ------------------------------------------------
                                                              (7,019)     (6,055)      (14,131)   (12,049)
                                                            ------------------------------------------------
Property Net Operating Income:
    Industrial                                                17,820      18,500        35,327     36,622
    Other                                                        255         264           525        543
                                                            ------------------------------------------------
Total Property Net Operating Income                           18,075      18,764        35,852     37,165
                                                            ------------------------------------------------

Income from discontinued operations
  (excluding depreciation)                                        13          19            32         43
Gain on securities                                             1,050         706         1,471        706
Other income                                                     479         789           759      1,118
Interest expense                                              (4,165)     (4,623)       (8,340)    (9,132)
General and administrative expense                            (1,090)     (1,179)       (2,177)    (2,282)
Minority interest in earnings                                   (140)       (130)         (276)      (255)
Dividends on Series A preferred shares                          (970)       (970)       (1,940)    (1,940)
                                                            ------------------------------------------------

Funds From Operations                                         13,252      13,376        25,381     25,423

Depreciation and amortization from
  continuing operations                                       (7,325)     (6,660)      (14,434)   (12,889)
Depreciation and amortization from
  discontinued operations                                        (19)        (16)          (35)       (31)
Share of joint venture depreciation and amortization              50          41            93         81
Gain on depreciable real estate investments                        -       3,455            93      3,455
Dividends on Series B convertible preferred shares            (1,532)     (1,532)       (3,064)    (3,064)
                                                            ------------------------------------------------

Net Income Available to Common Stockholders                    4,426       8,664         8,034     12,975
Dividends on preferred shares                                  2,502       2,502         5,004      5,004
                                                            ------------------------------------------------

NET INCOME                                                   $ 6,928      11,166        13,038     17,979
                                                            ================================================



(10)     SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In July 2002, the Company acquired Freeport Tech Center (188,000 square feet) in
Houston, Texas for a price of $6,340,000. In 2000, EastGroup made a construction
loan for the  development  of Freeport  with a related  option to  purchase  the
property after completion.  As part of EastGroup's  purchase,  the seller repaid
the principal  amount of $5,500,000 and all accrued  interest on the outstanding
mortgage loan receivable.


ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
           RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Comments are for the balance sheet dated June 30, 2002 compared to December 31,
2001.)

Assets  of  EastGroup  were  $687,595,000  at June  30,  2002,  an  increase  of
$3,813,000 from December 31, 2001.  Liabilities  (excluding  minority interests)
increased   $8,641,000  to  $319,974,000  and  stockholders'   equity  decreased
$4,834,000 to $365,876,000  during the same period.  Book value per common share
decreased  from $16.19 at  December  31,  2001 to $15.71 at June 30,  2002.  The
paragraphs that follow explain these changes in detail.

     Real estate properties  increased  $22,548,000  during the six months ended
June 30, 2002.  This increase was due to the acquisition of two properties for a
total of $3,962,000; the transfer of five properties from development with total
costs of $16,808,000 and capital  improvements of $4,981,000 made on properties.
These  increases  were  partially  offset by the transfer of one property to the
category  "held for sale" with costs of $2,022,000 and the transfer of land into
development with costs of $1,181,000.

     During the six months ended June 30, 2002, another property was transferred
to "held for sale;" however, this property was subsequently  transferred back to
the  portfolio  as a result  of a change in plans by the  Company  due to market
conditions.  Upon  the  reclassification  of  this  property,  depreciation  was
adjusted to reflect the carrying amount of this property as if it had never been
classified as "held for sale."

     Development increased $1,930,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2002.
This increase  resulted from  year-to-date  development  costs of $17,557,000 on
existing and completed development  properties and the transfer of land from the
portfolio  to  development  with  costs of  $1,181,000,  offset  by  development
properties  transferred to real estate properties with costs of $16,808,000,  as
detailed in the table below.

     Total cash outflows for  development for the six months ended June 30, 2002
were  $19,157,000.  In addition to the costs  incurred  for the six months ended
June 30,  2002 as  detailed  in the  table  below,  development  costs  included
$1,600,000 for  improvements  on properties  transferred to the portfolio in the
12-month  period  following  transfer.  These costs are  reported in Real Estate
Properties on the balance sheet.




Development

                                                                        Costs Incurred
                                                             --------------------------------------
                                             Size at       For the 6 Months     Cumulative as       Estimated
                                           Completion        Ended 6/30/02        of 6/30/02     Total Costs (1)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          (Square feet)                         (In thousands)
                                                                                           
Lease-Up:
Sunport Center III
    Orlando, Florida                            66,000        $      280              3,505             4,000
World Houston XIV
    Houston, Texas                              77,000               697              3,030             3,600
Americas 10 Business Center I
    El Paso, Texas                              97,000               713              3,000             3,300
                                         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Lease-up                                 240,000             1,690              9,535            10,900
                                         ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Under Construction:
Metro Airport Commerce Center I
    Jackson, Mississippi                        32,000               943              1,269             1,700
Tower Automotive
    Jackson, Mississippi                       200,000             6,995              7,379            11,700
Executive Airport Commerce Center I & III
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida                    85,000               550              1,996             7,900
World Houston XIX
    Houston, Texas                              66,000               635                635             3,100
World Houston XX
    Houston, Texas                              62,000               515                515             2,800
Chamberlain Expansion
    Tucson, Arizona                             34,000                75                 75             1,600
Expressway Commerce Center
    Tampa, Florida                             108,000             1,129              1,129             4,300
                                         ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Under Construction                       587,000            10,842             12,998            33,100
                                         ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Prospective Development:
Phoenix, Arizona                               103,000                68              1,322             6,000
Tucson, Arizona                                 70,000                10                336             3,500
Tampa, Florida                                 230,000                75              2,346             9,200
Orlando, Florida                               249,000               327              3,151            14,900
Fort Lauderdale, Florida                        55,000               271              1,199             1,400
El Paso, Texas                                 251,000               225              2,148             7,600
Houston, Texas                                 929,000              (245)             5,980            46,200
Jackson, Mississippi                            32,000               116                419             1,700
                                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Prospective Development                1,919,000               847             16,901            90,500
                                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             2,746,000         $  13,379             39,434           134,500
                                            ======================================================================
Completed Development and Transferred
To Real Estate Properties During the
Six Months Ended June 30, 2002:
  Walden Distribution Center I
     Tampa, Florida                             90,000         $     115              3,655
  Techway Southwest I
     Houston, Texas                            126,000               284              4,494
  World Houston XII
     Houston, Texas                             59,000             2,227              2,759
  Kyrene II
     Tempe, Arizona                             60,000                 -              3,049
  World Houston XIII
    Houston, Texas                              51,000             1,552              2,851
                                            -----------------------------------------------------
Total Transferred to Real Estate Properties    386,000         $   4,178             16,808
                                            =====================================================


(1)  The  information  provided  above  includes  forward-looking  data based on
     current  construction  schedules,  the  status of lease  negotiations  with
     potential  tenants and other relevant  factors  currently  available to the
     Company.  There  can be no  assurance  that any of these  factors  will not
     change  or  that  any  change   will  not  affect  the   accuracy  of  such
     forward-looking  data.  Among the factors that could affect the accuracy of
     the  forward-looking  statements  are weather or other natural  occurrence,
     default or other failure of  performance by  contractors,  increases in the
     price of construction  materials or the  unavailability  of such materials,
     failure to obtain necessary permits or approvals from government  entities,
     changes in local and/or national economic conditions, increased competition
     for tenants or other occurrences that could depress rental rates, and other
     factors not within the control of the Company.


     Real estate held for sale  increased  $888,000  due to the  transfer of two
properties from the portfolio with total costs of $8,599,000, offset by the sale
of one property with costs of  $1,134,000  and the transfer of one property from
held for sale back to the portfolio with costs of $6,577,000.

     Accumulated depreciation on real estate properties and real estate held for
sale increased  $12,995,000 due to  depreciation  expense of $13,136,000 on real
estate  properties,  offset  by  the  sale  of  one  property  with  accumulated
depreciation of $141,000.

     Investment  in  real  estate   investment  trusts  (REITs)  decreased  from
$6,452,000  at December 31, 2001 to $487,000 at June 30, 2002 as a result of the
sale of REIT  shares  with a  carrying  value of  $5,259,000.  Unrealized  gains
decreased  $706,000 as a result of realized  gains of $1,471,000 on REIT shares,
offset by unrealized holding gains of $765,000.

     Mortgage  notes payable  decreased  $2,391,000  during the six months ended
June 30,  2002  primarily  due to  regularly  scheduled  principal  payments  of
$2,583,000. In addition, the Company repaid an $8,008,000 mortgage loan upon its
maturity in April and obtained a new mortgage in May for $8,200,000.

     Notes payable to banks  increased  $10,467,000 as a result of borrowings of
$139,631,000,   offset  by  payments  of  $129,164,000.   The  Company's  credit
facilities  are  described  in  greater  detail  under   Liquidity  and  Capital
Resources.

     Accumulated other  comprehensive  income decreased  $706,000 as a result of
realized gains of $1,471,000 on REIT shares,  offset by unrealized holding gains
of $765,000.

     Undistributed  earnings  decreased from $23,753,000 at December 31, 2001 to
$16,657,000  at June 30, 2002,  as a result of dividends on common and preferred
stock of $20,134,000  exceeding net income for financial  reporting  purposes of
$13,038,000.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Comments are for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2002, compared
to the three months and six months ended June 30, 2001.)

Net income available to common  stockholders for the three months and six months
ended June 30,  2002 was  $4,426,000  ($.28 per basic share and $.27 per diluted
share)  and  $8,034,000  ($.51 per  basic  share  and $.50 per  diluted  share),
compared to net income available to common stockholders for the three months and
six months ended June 30, 2001 of $8,664,000  ($.55 per basic share and $.53 per
diluted  share)  and  $12,975,000  ($.83  per basic  share and $.81 per  diluted
share).  Income  before  gain on real  estate  investments  was  $6,934,000  and
$12,948,000 for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2002, compared to
$7,708,000  and  $14,512,000  for the three months and six months ended June 30,
2001.  There was no gain on real estate  investments  for the three months ended
June 30,  2002 and a gain of  $93,000  for the six months  ended June 30,  2002,
compared to $3,455,000  for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2001.
The paragraphs that follow describe the results of operations in detail.

     Property net operating income (PNOI) from real estate  properties,  defined
as income from real estate operations less property  operating  expenses (before
interest expense and depreciation),  decreased by $689,000 or 3.7% for the three
months ended June 30, 2002 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2001. For
the six  months  ended June 30,  2002,  PNOI  decreased  by  $1,313,000  or 3.5%
compared  to the six  months  ended June 30,  2001.  PNOI by  property  type and
percentage leased for industrial were as follows:



Property Net Operating Income

                                    Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended             Percent
                                         June 30,                   June 30,                 Leased
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      2002       2001           2002       2001     6-30-02     6-30-01
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   (In thousands)
                                                                              
         Industrial               $ 17,820      18,500         35,327      36,622     91.0%       94.6%
         Other                         255         264            525         543
                                 --------------------------------------------------
            Total PNOI            $ 18,075      18,764         35,852      37,165
                                 ==================================================



     PNOI from industrial  properties  decreased  $680,000 (3.7%) and $1,295,000
(3.5%) for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2002, compared to June
30, 2001.  Industrial properties held throughout the three months and six months
ended June 30, 2002  compared  to the same  periods in 2001 showed a decrease in
PNOI of 4.5% and 4.1%, respectively. The decrease in PNOI results primarily from
a decrease in the  Company's  portfolio  occupancy  level from 93.7% at June 30,
2001 to 89.7% at June 30, 2002.  This  decrease is primarily  due to a continued
slowing in the economy and the unusually high  percentage of leases that expired
last year (over 20%).  In addition,  real estate  operating  expenses  increased
$964,000  (15.9%) and  $2,082,000  (17.3%)  for the three  months and six months
ended June 30, 2002.  This  increase was primarily due to increases in insurance
and property taxes. Because of the lower occupancy,  the Company was not able to
pass through to tenants as large a percent of this  expense  increase in 2002 as
it would have been able to do in 2001.

     Gain on REIT  securities was $1,050,000 for the three months and $1,471,000
for the six months ended June 30, 2002. Gain on REIT securities was $706,000 for
the three months and six months ended June 30, 2001.

     Bank interest  expense before  amortization  of loan costs and  capitalized
interest  was  $737,000  for the three months ended June 30, 2002, a decrease of
$481,000 from the three months ended June 30, 2001. Bank interest expense before
amortization of loan costs and  capitalized  interest was $1,403,000 for the six
months ended June 30, 2002, a decrease of  $1,690,000  from the six months ended
June 30, 2001.  Average bank borrowings were $89,624,000 and $88,203,000 for the
three  months and six months  ended June 30, 2002  compared to  $78,035,000  and
$91,904,000 for the same periods in 2001. Average bank interest rates were 3.25%
and 3.16% for the three  months and six months  ended June 30, 2002  compared to
6.25% and 6.71% for the same periods in 2001. Interest costs incurred during the
period of  construction  of real estate  properties are  capitalized  and offset
against the bank interest expense. The interest costs capitalized on real estate
properties for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2002 were $556,000
and $1,088,000 compared to $609,000 and $1,284,000 for the same periods in 2001.
Amortization  of bank loan costs was $92,000 and  $198,000  for the three months
and six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $66,000 and $132,000 for the same
periods in 2001.

     Mortgage  interest expense on real estate properties was $3,848,000 for the
three  months  ended June 30,  2002, a decrease of $58,000 from the three months
ended June 30, 2001.  Mortgage  interest  expense on real estate  properties was
$7,730,000  for the six months ended June 30, 2002, an increase of $624,000 from
the six months ended June 30, 2001.  The increase in interest for the six months
was  primarily  due to a  $45,000,000  mortgage  loan  obtained  in April  2001.
Amortization of mortgage loan costs was $44,000 and $97,000 for the three months
and six months ended June 30, 2002  compared to $42,000 and $85,000 for the same
periods in 2001.

     Depreciation  and  amortization  increased  $665,000 and $1,545,000 for the
three months and six months ended June 30, 2002  compared to the same periods in
2001. These increases were primarily due to the industrial  properties  acquired
and development  properties that achieved stabilized operations in both 2001 and
2002. These increases were offset by the sale of several  properties in 2001 and
2002  and the  transfer  of  several  properties  to real  estate  held for sale
(depreciation is not taken on those properties in the category "real estate held
for sale").

     A summary of the gains on real estate  investments for the six months ended
June 30, 2002 and 2001 is detailed below.




Gain on Real Estate Investments

                                                              Net          Recognized
                                               Basis      Sales Price         Gain
                                             --------------------------------------------
                                                           (In thousands)
                                                                       
2002
Real estate properties:
  Carpenter Duplex, Dallas, TX               $  1,018          1,111             93
                                             ---------------------------------------------
                                             $  1,018          1,111             93
                                             =============================================
2001
Real estate properties:
  Nobel Business Center                      $  2,113          5,250          3,137
  West Palm II                                  1,274          1,350             76
  109th Street Distribution Center                990          1,232            242
                                             ---------------------------------------------
                                             $  4,377          7,832          3,455
                                             =============================================



     NAREIT has recommended  supplemental  disclosures concerning  straight-line
rent, capital expenditures and leasing costs.  Straight-lining of rent increased
rent income $296,000 and $533,000 for the three months and six months ended June
30, 2002  compared to $442,000 and  $966,000  for the same periods in 2001.  The
decreases in 2002 are primarily due to lease terminations,  lease amendments and
vacancies.  Capital  expenditures for the three months and six months ended June
30, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:




Capital Expenditures

                                                                 Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                                                      June 30,                June 30,
                                                Estimated  -----------------------------------------------------
                                                Useful Life       2002         2001        2002        2001
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                (In thousands)
                                                                                        
Upgrade on Acquisitions                          40 yrs       $      -          268          -           438
Major Renovation/Redevelopment                   40 yrs              3            -         53             -
Tenant Improvements:
   New Tenants                                 Lease Life        1,029          711      1,880         1,135
   Renewal Tenants                             Lease Life           63          315        421           358
Other:
   Building Improvements                        5-40 yrs           145          344        466           638
   Roofs                                        5-15 yrs           316          134        510           343
   Parking Lots                                  5 yrs              15            9         20             9
   Other                                         5 yrs              21           44         31            90
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total capital expenditures                              $  1,592        1,825      3,381         3,011
                                                           =====================================================


     The Company's  leasing costs are  capitalized and included in other assets.
The costs  are  amortized  over the  terms of the  leases  and are  included  in
depreciation and amortization  expense.  Capitalized leasing costs for the three
months and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 are as follows:




Capitalized Leasing Costs


                                                                 Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                                                      June 30,                June 30,
                                               Estimated   -----------------------------------------------------
                                               Useful Life        2002         2001        2002        2001
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                (In thousands)
                                                                                        
Development                                    Lease Life     $    290          454        930          711
New Tenants                                    Lease Life          395          373        619          439
Renewal Tenants                                Lease Life          371          230        467          622
                                                           --------------------------- --------------------------
      Total capitalized leasing costs                         $  1,056        1,057      2,016        1,772
                                                           -------------------------------------------------------

Amortization of leasing costs                                 $    716          604      1,333        1,172
                                                           =======================================================



LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Net cash provided by operating  activities  was  $29,187,000  for the six months
ended June 30, 2002.  Other sources of cash were primarily from bank borrowings,
proceeds  from  mortgage  notes  payable,  sales of REIT shares,  proceeds  from
exercise  of stock  options and sales of real  estate  investments.  The Company
distributed  $14,924,000 in common and $5,004,000 in preferred stock  dividends.
Other  primary  uses of cash  were  for bank  debt  payments,  construction  and
development  of  properties,  mortgage note  payments,  purchases of real estate
investments,  capital improvements at the various properties,  and debt issuance
costs. Total debt at June 30, 2002 and 2001 was as follows:





                                                                As of June 30,
                                                         ----------------------------
                                                              2002          2001
                                                         ----------------------------
                                                                 (In thousands)
                                                                         
         Mortgage notes payable - fixed rate              $   202,623       207,466
         Bank notes payable - floating rate                    96,525        74,811
                                                         -----------------------------
            Total debt                                    $   299,148       282,277
                                                         =============================


     The Company  has a  three-year,  $175,000,000  unsecured  revolving  credit
facility  with a group of ten banks that matures in January  2005.  The interest
rate on the  facility is based on the  Eurodollar  rate and varies  according to
debt-to-total  asset value ratios. At June 30, 2002, the interest rate was 3.24%
on $50,000,000  and 3.09% on  $43,000,000.  The interest rate on each tranche is
currently reset on a monthly basis.

     The Company has a one-year $12,500,000  unsecured revolving credit facility
with PNC Bank,  N.A.  that matures in January  2003.  The interest  rate on this
facility is based on the LIBOR rate and varies according to debt-to-total  asset
value  ratios.  The interest rate was 3.0137% on a balance of $3,525,000 at June
30, 2002.

     As part of its  financial  management  activities  and in order  to  reduce
exposure to floating  rate bank debt,  during the quarter  ended June 30,  2002,
EastGroup  signed  an  application  with  Metropolitan  Life  for a $40  million
nonrecourse  mortgage  secured by 15 properties.  The note will have an interest
rate of 6.86%,  a maturity date of 10 years,  and an  amortization  period of 25
years. The loan is expected to close during the third quarter.

     EastGroup's  Board of Directors  has  authorized  the  repurchase  of up to
1,500,000  shares of its outstanding  common stock.  The shares may be purchased
from time to time in the open market or in  privately  negotiated  transactions.
The Company did not  repurchase  any shares during the six months ended June 30,
2002.  Since September 30, 1998, a total of 827,700 shares have been repurchased
for  $14,170,000  (an average of $17.12 per share)  with  672,300  shares  still
available for repurchase.

     EastGroup  owns  487,100  shares of Pacific  Gulf  Properties  (PAG) with a
carrying amount of $487,000 (estimated remaining distributions from PAG) at June
30,  2002.  PAG is in the  final  stage  of  liquidating  its  assets  and  made
liquidating  distributions of $22.00 per share in 2000 and a total of $5.275 per
share in 2001.

     In July 2002, the Company  acquired  Freeport Tech Center  (188,000  square
feet) in Houston,  Texas for a price of  $6,340,000.  In 2000,  EastGroup made a
construction  loan for the  development  of  Freeport  with a related  option to
purchase the property after  completion.  As part of EastGroup's  purchase,  the
seller repaid the principal amount of $5,500,000 and all accrued interest on the
outstanding mortgage loan receivable.

     The Company  anticipates  that its current  cash  balance,  operating  cash
flows,  and  borrowings  under  its  lines of credit  will be  adequate  for the
Company's  (i)  operating and  administrative  expenses,  (ii) normal repair and
maintenance  expenses at its properties,  (iii) debt service  obligations,  (iv)
distributions  to  stockholders,  (v) capital  improvements,  (vi)  purchases of
properties, (vii) development, and (viii) common stock repurchases.

INFLATION

In the last  five  years,  inflation  has not had a  significant  impact  on the
Company because of the relatively low inflation rate in the Company's geographic
areas of operation. Most of the leases require the tenants to pay their pro rata
share of operating  expenses,  including  common area  maintenance,  real estate
taxes and  insurance,  thereby  reducing the Company's  exposure to increases in
operating expenses resulting from inflation.  In addition,  the Company's leases
typically have three to five year terms, which may enable the Company to replace
existing leases with new leases at a higher base if rents on the existing leases
are below the then-existing market rate.


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The Company is exposed to interest  rate  changes  primarily  as a result of its
lines of credit and  long-term  debt  maturities.  This debt is used to maintain
liquidity and fund capital  expenditures  and  expansion of the  Company's  real
estate  investment  portfolio and operations.  The Company's  interest rate risk
management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings
and cash  flows  and to lower  its  overall  borrowing  costs.  To  achieve  its
objectives,  the Company  borrows at fixed  rates but also has several  variable
rate bank lines as discussed  under Liquidity and Capital  Resources.  The table
below presents the principal  payments due and weighted  average  interest rates
for both the fixed rate and variable rate debt.




                                      Jul-Dec                                                                   Fair
                                       2002       2003     2004     2005      2006     Thereafter    Total      Value
                                    ---------- --------- -------- --------- --------- ------------ ---------- ----------
                                                                                          
Fixed rate debt (in thousands)      $   2,786      9,462   10,293    24,149    20,629     135,304    202,623    211,868
Weighted average interest rate          7.65%      8.14%    8.03%     8.03%     7.83%       7.37%      7.57%
Variable rate debt (in thousands)           -      3,525        -    93,000         -           -     96,525     96,525
Weighted average interest rate              -      3.01%        -     3.17%         -           -      3.16%



     As the table above  incorporates only those exposures that exist as of June
30, 2002,  it does not consider  those  exposures or positions  that could arise
after that date. The Company's ultimate economic impact with respect to interest
rate  fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during the period and
interest rates. If the weighted  average interest rate on the variable rate bank
debt as shown above changes by 10% or  approximately  32 basis points,  interest
expense and cash flows would  increase  or  decrease by  approximately  $305,000
annually.

Forward Looking Statements

In  addition  to  historical  information,  certain  sections  of this Form 10-Q
contain  forward-looking  statements  within the  meaning of Section  27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
such as those  pertaining  to the  Company's  hopes,  expectations,  intentions,
beliefs,  strategies  regarding  the  future,  the  anticipated  performance  of
development and acquisition  properties,  capital  resources,  profitability and
portfolio  performance.  Forward-looking  statements  involve numerous risks and
uncertainties. The following factors, among others discussed herein, could cause
actual  results and future events to differ  materially  from those set forth or
contemplated  in the  forward-looking  statements:  defaults or  non-renewal  of
leases,  increased  interest  rates  and  operating  costs,  failure  to  obtain
necessary outside financing,  difficulties in identifying  properties to acquire
and in effecting  acquisitions,  failure to qualify as a real estate  investment
trust  under  the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as  amended,  environmental
uncertainties,  risks related to natural disasters and the costs of insurance to
protect from such  disasters,  financial  market  fluctuations,  changes in real
estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates.  The success of
the Company  also depends  upon the trends of the  economy,  including  interest
rates, income tax laws, governmental regulation, legislation, population changes
and those risk factors discussed  elsewhere in this Form.  Readers are cautioned
not to  place  undue  reliance  on  forward-looking  statements,  which  reflect
management's analysis only as the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation
to update forward-looking statements. See also the Company's reports to be filed
from time to time with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.






PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On May 29, 2002, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  At the
Annual Meeting, D. Pike Aloian,  Alexander G. Anagnos,  H.C. Bailey, Jr., Hayden
C. Eaves III, Fredric H. Gould, David H. Hoster II, David M. Osnos and Leland R.
Speed were  elected  directors of the  Registrant,  each to serve until the 2003
Annual Meeting. The following is a summary of the voting for directors:




                                                    Common Stock                 Series B Convertible
         Nominee                             Vote For      Vote Withheld      Vote For       Vote Withheld
         --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      
         D. Pike Aloian                     14,486,118          100,204         3,181,817             -
         Alexander G. Anagnos               14,515,934           70,388         3,181,817             -
         H.C. Bailey, Jr.                   14,542,993           43,329         3,181,817             -
         Hayden C. Eaves III                14,531,567           54,755         3,181,817             -
         Fredric H. Gould                   12,912,145        1,674,177         3,181,817             -
         David H. Hoster II                 14,539,729           46,593         3,181,817             -
         David M. Osnos                     14,531,750           54,572         3,181,817             -
         Leland R. Speed                    14,536,882           49,440         3,181,817             -



SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

DATED: August 13, 2002

                                            EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.

                                            /s/ BRUCE CORKERN
                                            Bruce Corkern, CPA
                                            Senior Vice President and Controller

                                            /s/ N. KEITH MCKEY
                                            N. Keith McKey, CPA
                                            Executive Vice President, Chief
                                            Financial Officer and Secretary