COUSINS PROPERTIES INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 2, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COUSINS PROPERTIES INC (CUZ)
CIK: 0000025232
Period of Report: 2016-01-29

Reporting Person: Roper Pamela F (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-01-29	Common Stock	A	17486	—	Acquired	42774	Direct
2016-01-30	Common Stock	F	1323	$8.62	Disposed	41451	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Award of restricted stock shares under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 2009 Incentive Stock Plan. These shares will vest equally over three years on each anniversary date of the grant. 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. All unvested shares will forfeit upon termination of employment.

F2: Includes 32,987 of restricted stock awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 2009 Incentive Stock Plan. 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. All unvested shares will forfeit upon termination of employment.

F3: Shares withheld from the vesting of restricted stock to pay the reporting person's tax liability as permitted under the 2009 Incentive Stock Plan.

F4: Includes 29,567 restricted stock awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 2009 Incentive Stock Plans. 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. All unvested shares will forfeit upon termination of employment.