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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): November 7, 2024
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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value per shareCUZNew 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 7, 2024, the Company published a press release and presentation announcing that it is under contract to acquire Vantage South End, a 639,000 square foot lifestyle office property in Charlotte, for $328.5 million. The transaction is expected to close in December, subject to customary closing conditions. This press release and presentation is available on the Company's website and is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Neither this release nor this 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
104Cover 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 7, 2024


COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By:/s/ Pamela F. Roper
Pamela F. Roper
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary