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): May 8, 2024

Cousins Properties Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia 001-11312 58-0869052

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

3344 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1800, Atlanta, Georgia 30326-4802

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value per share	CUZ	New York Stock Exchange	("NYSE")

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 8, 2024, the Company provided an investor presentation, which will be presented at the Wells Fargo 27th Annual Real Estate Securities Conference to be held in Amelia Island, FL on May 8-9, 2024. This investor presentation is available on the Company's website and is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This Investor Presentation shall not be deemed "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission; nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (a)    Exhibits

Exhibit Number        Exhibit Description

99.1	May 2024 Investor Presentation
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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: May 8, 2024

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Pamela F. Roper

Pamela F. Roper

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

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COMMODITY OFFICE ASSETS ✓ New or recently redeveloped properties that command premium rents and enjoy higher occupancy ✓ Located in the best markets and submarkets with close proximity to thriving and dynamic neighborhoods ✓ Highly-amenitized including on-site retail & food, activated outdoor space, collaboration & meeting space, state-of-the art fitness options with locker rooms ✓ Inspired design and efficient systems and floorplates are becoming gating factors for increasingly discerning customers LIFESTYLE OFFICE ASSETS × Older vintage assets with few or no in-building amenities and limited outdoor activation × Proximity to single-use office districts with challenging walkability and post work entertainment options × Dated designs as well as inefficient building systems and floorplates with bland common areas × Fundamental interior features – low ceiling heights, small windows, etc. – are uneconomic to change or improve through redevelopment × Inconvenient and exposed surface parking Companies are recognizing the importance of desirable office space in recruitment, retention and culture Large portions have become obsolete and unleasable – eventually will be redeveloped into another use

RECENTLY COMPLETED REDEVELOPMENTS IN-PROCESS REDEVELOPMENT

CLASS A ASKING RENT ($/SF)1,2

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FLIGHT TO QUALITY

FLIGHT TO QUALITY1

SUN BELT MIGRATION

SUN BELT MIGRATION1

QUARTERLY U.S. LEASING ACTIVITY1 (MM SF)

QUARTERLY U.S. OFFICE GROUNDBREAKING VOLUME1 (MM SF)

LEASE EXPIRATIONS BY YEAR1

SHORT-TERM LEASE EXPIRATIONS (NEXT THREE YEARS)1

COUSINS PORTFOLIO OCCUPANCY vs LEASED1

COUSINS INCREASE IN 2ND GENERATION CASH NET RENT1

ASSET RECYCLING1

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AUSTIN NASHVILLE

NET DEBT/EBITDA1

DEBT MATURITY SCHEDULE1

COUSINS’ IN-PLACE GROSS RENT PER SF1

OFFICE REIT COMMON DIVIDEND GROWTH (2019 vs CURRENT)1 COUSINS’ FAD PAYOUT RATIO2

NET ASSET VALUE APPRECIATION PER GREEN STREET1

3344 Peachtree Road NE Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30326 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer gadzema@cousins.com 404.407.1116 Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations rimbeaux@cousins.com 404.407.1104

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Cover Page	May 08, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	May 08, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	Cousins Properties Inc
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Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	GA
Entity File Number	001-11312
Entity Tax Identification Number	58-0869052
Entity Address, Address Line One	3344 Peachtree Road NE
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 1800
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Entity Address, State or Province	GA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	30326-4802
City Area Code	404
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Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $1 par value per share
Trading Symbol	CUZ
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