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  <xsd:element id="egp_WithheldSharesOfCommonStockToSatisfyTaxWithholdingObligationsInConnectionWithVestingOfRestrictedStock" name="WithheldSharesOfCommonStockToSatisfyTaxWithholdingObligationsInConnectionWithVestingOfRestrictedStock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="egp_WithheldSharesOfCommonStockToSatisfyTaxWithholdingObligationsInConnectionWithVestingOfRestrictedStockShares" name="WithheldSharesOfCommonStockToSatisfyTaxWithholdingObligationsInConnectionWithVestingOfRestrictedStockShares" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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</xsd:schema>
