8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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 15, 2011

Cousins Properties Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-11312
(Commission File Number)

58-0869052
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1740
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 407-1000

191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3600, Atlanta, GA 30303-1740
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 15, 2011, the Board of Directors of Cousins Properties Incorporated (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from nine to ten Directors and elected R. Dary Stone, the Vice Chairman of the Company, to the Board, effective as of March 2, 2011.

In addition, Mr. Stone will resign as Vice Chairman of the Company, effective as of the close of business on March 1, 2011. In connection with this resignation, Mr. Stone’s shares of restricted stock and his restricted stock units that are not vested on March 1, 2011 will vest on such date. Also, Mr. Stone’s stock options granted to him on February 16, 2009 that are not vested on March 1, 2011 will vest fully, and such stock options will be modified to permit him to exercise such options through the original stated term.

As a non-employee Director, Mr. Stone will receive the Company’s standard non-employee Director compensation (pro-rated as appropriate) beginning March 2, 2011.

The Company’s press release dated February 17, 2011 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1	Press Release dated February 17, 2011.

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: February 17, 2011

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ Robert M. Jackson
	Robert M. Jackson
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

CONTACT:
Cameron Golden
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
(404) 407-1984
camerongolden@cousinsproperties.com

website address: www.cousinsproperties.com

COUSINS’ DARY STONE JOINS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ATLANTA — February 17, 2011 — Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) announced today that R. Dary Stone has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective March 2, 2011, transitioning from his executive responsibilities as Vice Chairman.

As Vice Chairman of the Company, Mr. Stone focused on maintaining and growing the Company’s strategic relationships as well as sourcing new business opportunities. Mr. Stone joined Cousins in 1999 when the Company acquired Faison-Stone, and later served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 2001-2002.

Larry Gellerstedt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cousins, noted, “We thank Dary for his many contributions to Cousins and look forward to his continued leadership in developing strategic relationships and new business opportunities as a member of the Board of Directors.”

About Cousins Properties

Cousins Properties Incorporated is a leading diversified real estate company with extensive experience in development, acquisition, financing, management and leasing. Based in Atlanta, the Company actively invests in office and retail development projects. Since its founding in 1958, Cousins has developed 20 million square feet of office space, 20 million square feet of retail space, more than 3,500 multi-family units and more than 60 single-family neighborhoods. The Company is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust (REIT) and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CUZ. For more, please visit www.cousinsproperties.com.

Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and are subject to uncertainties and risk and actual results may differ materially from projections. Readers should carefully review Cousins’ financial statements and notes thereto, as well as the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and other documents Cousins files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and speak as of the date of such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

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