COUSINS PROPERTIES INC — M&A Activity 2021

Oct 4, 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): October 4, 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).

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 4, 2021, Cousins Properties Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing an office acquisition in Tampa. On October 1, 2021, the Company acquired Heights Union, a 294,000 square foot office asset in the Historic Heights neighborhood of Downtown Tampa for $144.8 million. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

On October 4, 2021, the Company provided an investor presentation focusing on this acquisition which is available on its website. A copy of this presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Neither the press release nor investor presentation shall 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 Announces Office Acquisition in Tampa"
99.2	Heights Union Presentation

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: October 4, 2021

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Gregg D. Adzema

Gregg D. Adzema

Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer