# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000025232
**File Stem:** 0001562180-23-001133
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 10369
**Document Hash:** 417cd47946bc7570ad6124315809b80b
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001562180-23-001133.hdr.sgml**: 20230208

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001562180-23-001133

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230203

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230208

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230208

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Hicks Jane Kennedy
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001830534

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-11312
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23600148

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1820 PEACHTREE RD NW
- **STREET 2:** #502
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30309
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** COUSINS PROPERTIES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000025232
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 580869052
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** GA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1800
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30326
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 404-407-1000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1800
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30326

## Ex-24

```

POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these present, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Gregg D. Adzema,
Pamela F. Roper, Jeffrey D. Symes, and M. Colin Connolly,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
and/or director of Cousins Properties
Incorporated (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete
and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the
United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to his Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper
to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in
fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and
effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms
3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 27th
day of October, 2020.

/s/ Jane K. Hicks
Signature

Jane Kennedy Hicks
Print Name

Please immediately sign and fax or email this form to Pamela
Roper at 404-407-1641 or proper@cousins.com, and mail a copy
to Cousins Properties, Attn: Pamela Roper, 3344 Peachtree Road
NE, Suite 1800, Atlanta, Georgia 30326.

```

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[x] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Hicks Jane Kennedy<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE<br>SUITE 1800<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>ATLANTA, GA 30326<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2023-02-03 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_EVP & Managing Director_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>COUSINS PROPERTIES INC [ CUZ ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock | 2023-02-03 |  | F<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 292.00 | D | $27.07 | 14784.00<sup>(2)</sup> | D |  |
| Common Stock | 2023-02-06 |  | A<sup>(3)</sup> |  | 8150.00 | A | $26.41 | 22934.00<sup>(2)</sup> | D |  |
| Common Stock | 2023-02-06 |  | F<sup>(4)</sup> |  | 2459.00 | D | $26.41 | 20475.00<sup>(2)</sup> | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Shares withheld from the vesting of restricted stock to pay the reporting person's tax liability as permitted under the Cousins Properties Incorporated(CPI) 2009 Incentive Stock Plan and 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan.

(2) Includes 6,198 of restricted stock awarded under the CPI 2019 Omnibus 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.

(3) Settlement in shares related to Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the CPI 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan. These RSUs were granted February 3, 2020, and represent a right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock. The RSUs "cliff" vested at the end of the three-year performance period ending on December 31, 2022, subject to achievement of certain previously disclosed performance conditions. Performance achievement was approved by CPI's Board of Directors on February 6, 2023. Prior to vesting, the RSUs accumulate dividend equivalent units (DEU) equal to the dividends that would have been received had the reporting person owned shares during the period. The value of these DEUs settle in company stock. Company grants of RSUs prior to February 3, 2020 were settled in cash.

(4) Shares withheld from the settlement of RSUs to pay the reporting person's tax liability as permitted under the CPI 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan.

**Signature:** /s /Pamela Roper, Attorney-in-Fact for Hicks Jane Kennedy  
**Date:** 2023-02-08

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**