COUSINS PROPERTIES INC — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Dec 22, 2021

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): December 21, 2021

Cousins Properties Inc orporated

(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

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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 December 21, 2021, Cousins Properties Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing two strategic transactions in the Downtown Austin submarket. The Company purchased the remaining 50% interest from its partners in 300 Colorado, a 369,000 square foot office building, and sold 816 Congress, a 435,000 square foot office building. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This press release 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 Press Release: "Cousins Properties Strengthens Portfolio With Capital Recycling in Downtown Austin"

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: December 21, 2021

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Pamela F. Roper

Pamela F. Roper

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary