SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Smith Bruce E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2500 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY

SUITE 1600

(Street)

ATLANTA

30339

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/04/2004

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC [ CUZ ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Senior Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	15,551⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	8,670	I	See Footnote 2⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options (Rights to Buy)	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	217,966	⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 5,000 shares awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated 1999 Incentive Stock Plan. The shares will be paid in any event if the employee is employed approximately six years from the grant date. Such shares may be awarded earlier as follows: (i) In three years if Funds from Operations Per Shares ("FFOPS") has grown 15% per annum; (ii) In four years if FFOPS has grown by 14% per annum; and (iii) In five years if FFOPS has grown 13% per annum. Includes 5,180 shares of restricted stock awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 1999 Incentive Stock Plan. These shares will vest 25% per year on each anniversary date of the grant, and CPI will hold these shares until such shares become vested. While the shares are being held prior to vesting, the reporting person will have the right to receive all cash dividends and to vote the restricted shares.

2. Shares held by the reporting person as beneficiary in the Company's Profit Sharing Plan.

3. These options were granted under various Cousins Properties Incorporated Employee Stock Option Plans between November 21, 1995 and December 10, 2003 at exercisable prices between $11.1719 and $30.20 per share, and will expire between November 21, 2005 and December 10, 2013. For options granted prior to December 28, 2000, 20% of the options become exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, with the shares being 100% vested in year 5 of the grant term. For options granted on or after December 28, 2000, 25% of the options become exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, with shares being 100% vested in year 4 of the grant term. The Plan under which these options were granted complies with Rule 16b-3 and provides for tax withholding.

	/s/ Bruce E. Smith	05/18/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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