8-K - CUZ - Equibles

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): November 13, 2023

Cousins Properties Incorporated

(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

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):

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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 November 13, 2023, the Company published an investor presentation on its website. This November 2023 Investor Presentation will be presented during the Nareit REITworld: 2023 Annual Conference to be held in Los Angeles, CA on November 14-16, 2023. A copy of this Investor Presentation is available on the Company's website under Investor Relations and 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.

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit Number Exhibit Description

99.1	November 2023 Investor Presentation
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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: November 13, 2023

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By:	/s/ Pamela F. Roper

Pamela F. Roper

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

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CLASS A ASKING RENT ($/SF)1,2

SUN BELT MIGRATION

U.S. OFFICE PERFORMANCE

COUSINS PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE

SELECT RETURN TO WORK MANDATES1

LEASE EXPIRATIONS BY YEAR1

COUSINS PORTFOLIO OCCUPANCY vs LEASED1

COUSINS INCREASE IN 2ND GENERATION CASH NET RENT1

ASSET RECYCLING1

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE AUSTIN NASHVILLE

NET DEBT/EBITDA1

DEBT MATURITY SCHEDULE1

COUSINS’ IN-PLACE GROSS RENT PER SF1

COUSINS’ COMMON DIVIDEND PER SHARE AND FAD PAYOUT RATIO1

NET ASSET VALUE APPRECIATION PER GREEN STREET1

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