# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000025232
**File Stem:** 0000025232-23-000017
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 7250
**Document Hash:** f231f86b05a19aca245c3e360601975c
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000025232-23-000017.hdr.sgml**: 20230221

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000025232-23-000017

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 48

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230221

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230221

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230221

**FILER**: 

**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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-11312
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23648430

**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

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**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): February 21, 2023

<u>Cousins Properties Incorporated</u>

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

<u>Georgia</u> <u>001-11312</u> <u>58-0869052</u> 

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

<u>3344 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1800, Atlanta, Georgia 30326-4802</u> 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: <u>(404) 407-1000</u>

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:

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

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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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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. ☐

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**Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.**

On February 21, 2023, Cousins Properties Incorporated (the "Company") made available on the Investor Relations page of <u>www.cousins.com</u> an investor presentation, which will be presented during the 26th Annual Wells Fargo Real Estate Securities Conference to be held in New York, NY on February 21-23, 2023. A copy of this Investor Presentation 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.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits

**<u>Exhibit Number</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Exhibit Description</u>**

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| <u>[99.1](investorpresentationfeb2.htm)</u> | <u>[February 2023 Investor Presentation](investorpresentationfeb2.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |

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<u>Signatures</u>

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: February 21, 2023

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

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| By: | /s/ Pamela F. Roper |

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Pamela F. Roper

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

## Exhibit 99.1

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CLASS A ASKING RENT ($/SF)1

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SUN BELT MIGRATION

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FLIGHT TO QUALITY

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LEASE EXPIRATIONS BY YEAR1

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COUSINS' PORTFOLIO OCCUPANCY vs LEASED1

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COUSINS' INCREASE IN 2ND GENERATION CASH NET RENT1

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CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AUSTIN NASHVILLE

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NET DEBT/EBITDA1

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2023 PEER DEBT MATURITY SCHEDULES1

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COUSINS' IN-PLACE GROSS RENT PER SF1

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COUSINS' ANNUAL DIVIDEND PER SHARE1

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NET ASSET VALUE APPRECIATION PER GREEN STREET1

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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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