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Cousins Properties SEC filings document the company’s REIT structure, its operating partnership, and its portfolio of Class A office assets in Sun Belt markets. Recent 8-K filings include quarterly results and supplemental information, Regulation FD investor presentations, property acquisition disclosures, share repurchase actions and capital-structure updates.
The company’s filings also cover unsecured revolving credit arrangements, senior notes issued by Cousins Properties LP and related guarantees, financial covenants, use of proceeds, redemption provisions and debt limitations. Proxy materials document board matters, shareholder voting, executive compensation and governance practices for the public REIT.
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC (CUZ) furnished an investor presentation in connection with the BofA Securities Global Real Estate Conference, outlining its Sun Belt office portfolio, balance sheet and growth outlook. The company highlights a 22.3 million square foot portfolio that is 100% Sun Belt, 100% Class A, with a 2014 average year built and 92.8% leased as of June 30, 2026.
The presentation states that CUZ asking rents are 28% above pre‑pandemic levels and 35% above Class A market averages in its core markets, and that net effective rents are 33% above pre‑pandemic levels49 consecutive quarters of increases in second‑generation cash net rent and a near record leasing pipeline of about 1 million square feet in negotiations or signed quarter‑to‑date.
Management cites a 5.6x Net Debt/EBITDA ratio, described as the lowest among office peers in the materials, and total liquidity of $1.1 billion including $89 million of unsettled forward equity. Since 2024 the company has raised $1.9 billion of public debt and sourced over $1.4 billion of acquisitions, and is forecasting 9.7% annual FFO per share growth from 2024 to 2026, compared with a negative average for office peers shown in the presentation.
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC (CUZ) reported an insider transaction by Jeffrey D. Symes, SVP and Chief Accounting Officer. Symes sold 6,033 shares of common stock on 2026-08-20 at a weighted average price of $29.44 per share, a sale executed in multiple transactions. Following this sale, he directly holds 16,685 shares, including 10,070 shares of restricted stock awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan and 6,615 shares held in a joint account with his spouse. While unvested, the restricted shares carry dividend and voting rights but will be forfeited if his employment terminates.
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC (CUZ) has a notice of proposed sale of common stock under Rule 144 filed by officer Jeffrey D. Symes. The shares to be sold were acquired as equity compensation in multiple grants during 2024 and 2026, and are listed as Cousins Properties common stock traded on the NYSE.
Cousins Properties, a Sun Belt-focused office REIT, reported stronger operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Rental property revenues were $265.7 million versus $237.7 million a year earlier, and net income available to common stockholders increased to $26.2 million, or $0.16 per share. For the first half, however, net income was $1.3 million versus $35.4 million, largely due to a $36.6 million impairment on One Eleven Congress, while FFO rose modestly to $247.5 million, or $1.49 per share. Same property NOI grew 2.2% in the quarter and 1.9% year to date, supported by higher occupancy and strong leasing spreads.
Capital deployment remained active. The company acquired 300 South Tryon in Charlotte for $317.5 million, sold Harborview Plaza and Research Park V for $39.5 million and $42.0 million, and later sold One Eleven Congress for $208.0 million. Debt expanded to $3.75 billion, including a new $500 million 4.875% senior note issue and a recast $1.2 billion unsecured credit facility with extended maturities and lower spreads. Shareholder returns included $0.64 per share in common dividends and $90.0 million of share repurchases for 3.9 million shares.
Cousins Properties reported second-quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $26.2 million, or $0.16 per share, compared with $14.5 million, or $0.09 per share, a year earlier, mainly from a gain on an investment property sale. Funds From Operations (FFO) rose to $124.6 million, or $0.75 per share, from $117.5 million, or $0.70 per share. For the first half of 2026, net income was $1.3 million as a prior operating property impairment offset higher FFO of $247.5 million, or $1.49 per share.
The portfolio was 92.8% leased, the highest level since early 2020. Same property net operating income on a cash basis increased 5.9% in the quarter and 5.6% year‑to‑date, while cash second‑generation rents rose 9.2% in the quarter and 12.2% year‑to‑date. The company executed 924,000 square feet of office leases in the quarter and 1.86 million square feet year‑to‑date.
Cousins closed a new five‑year $1.2 billion unsecured credit facility, improved term‑loan spreads, acquired the remaining 10% interest in the 100 Mill office property for $18.5 million, and sold Research Park Plaza V for $42.0 million. Subsequent events included a $208.0 million sale of One Eleven Congress and a $31.5 million preferred equity commitment in an Austin office development. 2026 guidance was raised to net income of $0.08–$0.14 per share and FFO of $2.92–$2.98 per share.
Givens Susan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cousins Properties director Susan Givens reported two stock awards of common stock received as compensation. On June 1, 2026, she was granted 3,389 shares at $25.08 per share as part of her 2026–2027 director annual retainer under the 2019 Plan. A separate award of 5,681 shares at $26.40 per share was issued for director fees in place of cash compensation, valued at 95% of the closing price on the issuance date. Following these awards, the filing shows direct holdings of 18,725 shares after one grant and 15,336 shares after the other.
Nelson Dionne reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cousins Properties Inc. director Dionne Nelson received an equity grant of 5,681 shares of Common Stock as part of her 2026–2027 director annual retainer. The award was issued under the Amended and Restated Cousins Properties Incorporated Omnibus 2019 Incentive Stock Plan.
For this grant, the value of the company’s common stock was based on the $26.40 closing price on June 1, 2026. Following the transaction, Nelson directly owns a total of 28,943 shares of Cousins Properties Inc. common stock.
Hyland Donna Westbrook reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cousins Properties director Donna Westbrook Hyland received stock awards instead of cash fees. On June 1, 2026, she was granted 4,585 shares of common stock valued at $25.08 per share as part of her 2026–2027 director annual retainer under the company’s 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan.
On the same date, she also received 5,681 shares valued at $26.40 per share for director fees taken in stock at 95% of the closing price, consistent with the plan’s terms. The filing shows 76,893 shares held directly after the 4,585‑share grant and 72,308 shares held directly after the 5,681‑share grant.
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC director R. Dary Stone received stock grants as part of his board compensation, rather than buying shares on the open market. The Form 4 shows two acquisitions of common stock coded as grants or awards, tied to the 2026–2027 director annual retainer and director fees.
According to the footnotes, a portion of the 2026–2027 annual retainer was paid in stock under the company’s 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan, using the June 1, 2026 closing price to determine shares. Additional stock was issued for director fees in place of cash, valued at 95% of the closing price, in line with the plan.
Griffin R Kent Jr reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cousins Properties Inc. director R. Kent Griffin Jr. reported stock-based compensation rather than open-market trading. On June 1, 2026, he received two awards of common stock classified as grants or awards.
The filing shows one grant of 4,186 shares at a reference value of $25.08 per share, representing a portion of the 2026–2027 director annual retainer paid in stock under the Amended and Restated Cousins Properties Incorporated Omnibus 2019 Incentive Stock Plan. A second grant of 5,681 shares was issued for director fees in place of cash compensation, valued at 95% of the closing price of $26.40 per share on the issuance date, in line with that plan.