8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2017

Cousins Properties Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-11312

(Commission File Number)

58-0869052

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1740

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 407-1000

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On June 6, 2017, Cousins Properties Incorporated (the “Company”) intends to present an Investor Presentation as part of its outreach program to certain analysts and investors in conjunction with REITWeek, the NAREIT annual conference to be held in New York, New York June 6 - 8, 2017. A copy of this Investor Presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The furnishing of these materials is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or other securities laws, or that the presentation materials include material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Company does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.

The information contained in the investor presentation shall not be deemed “filed” with the Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit NumberExhibit Description

99.1            Investor Presentation dated June 2017.

Signatures

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

Date: June 5, 2017

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By:/s/ Pamela F. Roper_______________

Pamela F. Roper

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1